Shavuot
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Shavuot
from Hebrew shābhū`ōth , plural of shābhūā` week
Example Sentences
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The attacked happened on the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025
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 • May 26, 2023
The dish is also commonly served during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, as Nathan notes in a 2020 Tablet article.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the images, which came just before the Jewish festival of Shavuot.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2021
She and Ivan had gotten too rambunctious practicing with the weapons Kin had given them inside her barn just after this year’s Shavuot, and they’d knocked all the tools off the walls.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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