Shavuot Definition
zhävo͝oōt, zhəvo͝oōs
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.
Webster's New World
Origin of Shavuot
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Hebrew šābû‘ôt pl. of šābû‘a week from šeba‘ seven šbʕ in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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