Shavuot

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Shavuot

/ʃɑvuˈoʊt/ US
/ʃævuˈɒt/ UK
/ʃəˈvuːəs/
/ʃəˈvuːɪs/

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Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁבוּעוֹת (shavu'ót).

proper noun Shabuos · Shabuot · Shabuoth · Shavuos · Shavuoth · Shevuos

Judaism 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.
Similar: Feast of Weeks, Festival of Weeks, Pentecost
Judaism 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.
Similar: Feast of Weeks, Festival of Weeks, Pentecost

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name Jewish harvest festival on the sixth day of Sivan

Português	Shavuot
Français	Chavouot
Deutsch	Schawuot, Wochenfest, Erntefest
Italiano	Pentecoste
Русский	шавуо́т šavuót
עברית	שָׁבוּעוֹת shavu'ót

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@misc{shavuot_2026,
  title = {Shavuot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shavuot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}