Shavuot

/ ʃəˈvuːəs; ʃavuːˈɔt; -əʊs /

noun

1. the Hebrew name for Pentecost

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shavuot¹

from Hebrew shābhū`ōth , plural of shābhūā` week

Example Sentences

Local media said the incident occurred as people in the settlement of Teneh Omarim were gathering for prayers for the Jewish Shavuot festival.

From Reuters

Hopefully, Dyedka would be able to replace the milk before Shavuot.

From Literature

Then, just before Shavuot, the celebration of receiving the Torah, her sideways life flipped completely when Håkon, the last dragon in Kievan Rus’, appeared in her village and saved her life.

From Literature

Another similarity is each religion has a celebration 50 days later — Pentecost for Christians and Shavuot for Jews.

From Seattle Times

This one, to mark the start of the Jewish festival of Shavuot on 16 May, should not, on the face of it, have been any different.

From BBC