Shavuot
Shavuot definition
Sha·vuot (s̸hä vo̵̅o̅′ōt, s̸hə vo̵̅o̅′ōs)
noun
a Jewish holiday, the Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost, originally celebrating the spring harvest, now chiefly commemorating the revelation of the Law at Mount Sinai: celebrated on the 6th & 7th days of Sivan
Etymology: < Heb (chag-ha) shavuot, (the Feast of) Weeks < shavua, week < sheva, seven; akin to IE *septṃ, seven
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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