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Shavuot — Ruth in Boaz s Field Official name Hebrew: שבועות or חג שבעות (Ḥag HaShavuot or Shavuot) … Wikipedia
SHAVUOT — (Heb. שָׁבוּעוֹת; weeks, Pentecost, the 50th day ), the festival celebrated on the sixth of Sivan (and also on the seventh outside Israel). The biblical names for the festival are: Ḥag Shavuot ( Feast of Weeks, Ex. 34:22; Deut. 16:10); Yom ha… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Shavuot — [shä vo͞o′ōt, shə vo͞o′ōs] n. 〚< Heb (chag ha) shavuot, (the Feast of) Weeks < shavua, week < sheva, seven; akin to IE * septṃ, seven〛 a Jewish holiday, the Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost, originally celebrating the spring harvest, now chiefly… … Universalium
shavuot — 1892, from Heb. ЕЎabuot, plural of ЕЎabua week … Etymology dictionary
Shavuot — ▶?/i es la segunda de las tres fiestas de peregrinaje del Judaísmo (Shalosh Regalim שלוש רגלים). La festividad acaece exactamente 7 semanas después del segundo día de Pésaj. El nombre de la festividad tiene su origen en este hecho (Shavuot שבועות … Wikipedia Español
Shavuot — noun (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments • Syn: ↑Shavous, ↑Shabuoth, ↑Shavuoth, ↑Pentecost, ↑Feast of Weeks • Derivationally related forms: ↑pentecostal … Useful english dictionary
Shavuot — UK [ˌʃɑːvuˈɒt] / US [ʃəˈvuˌoʊt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Shavuot : singular Shavuot plural Shavuots a festival in May or June held 50 days after passover, that Jews celebrate as the day when God gave the ten commandments to Moses … English dictionary
Shavuot — noun A Jewish holiday, originally a harvest festival but also commemorating the anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. Major Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah,… … Wiktionary
Shavuot — Shabuot o Shavuot es una de las tres fiestas de peregrinaje (Shloshet haRegalim שלושת הרגלים), durante la cual el pueblo judío acostumbraba a peregrinar al Templo de Jerusalén y ofrecer ofrendas. La festividad acaece exactamente 7 semanas después … Enciclopedia Universal
Shavuot — Sha|vu|ot n →↑Pentecost … Dictionary of contemporary English
