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Shavuot
 
SYLLABICATION:Sha·vu·ot
PRONUNCIATION:  sh-vt, -s, shäv-ôt
VARIANT FORMS: also Sha·bu·oth
NOUN: Judaism A feast held on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan in commemoration of the revelation of the Law on Mount Sinai and the celebration of the wheat festival in ancient times. Also called Pentecost.
ETYMOLOGY:Hebrew bû‘ôt, pl. of bû‘a, week, from eba‘, seven. See bc in Appendix II.
 
 
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