Shavuot
UK/ʃævuˈɒt/US/ʃɑvuˈoʊt/
Shavuot proper noun: a Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of barley”) is offered.
Proper noun
Shavuot
- A Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of barley”) is offered.
- Major Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Succoth, Chanukah, Passover and Shavuot have been celebrated with Hebrew prayers and songs.1971, United States Congress: Senate: Foreign Relations, Public Financing of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
- On the first day of Shavuot the Ten Commandments were explained to the people homiletically in the vernacular.1975, Israel Zinberg, Old Yiddish Literature from Its Origins to the Haskalah Period
- Synonyms:
- Feast of Weeks, Festival of Weeks, Pentecost
- A ceremony held on that day to commemorate the giving of the Torah (“first five books of the Hebrew scriptures”) to Moses and the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
- Synonyms:
- Feast of Weeks, Festival of Weeks, Pentecost
Shavuot meaning in Marathi and Arabic
Shavuot in Marathi
- Jewish harvest festival on the sixth day of Sivan
- शावुओथ śāvuoth
Shavuot in Arabic
- Jewish harvest festival on the sixth day of Sivan
- שבועות shabuʕot
Synonyms of Shavuot
Forms of Shavuot
| alternative form | Shabuos |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Shabuot |
| alternative form | Shabuoth |
| alternative form | Shavuos |
| alternative form | Shavuoth |
| alternative form | Shevuos |
| alternative form | Shevuoth |
| alternative form | Shovuos |
| alternative form | Shabungoth |
Origin of Shavuot
Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁבוּעוֹת (shavu'ót).
Phrases with Shavuot
Questions about Shavuot
- What does Shavuot mean?
- Shavuot means a Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of barley”) is offered.
- What is Shavuot in Marathi?
- Shavuot in Marathi is शावुओथ (śāvuoth). See Shavuot meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Shavuot?
- Shavuot is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Shavuot?
- Shavuot is pronounced /ʃɑvuˈoʊt/ (US).
Words near Shavuot in the dictionary
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