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shavuot

/ʃəˈvuː.oʊt/

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noun

/ʃəˈvuː.oʊt/formal
  • ruЕврейский священный день, отмечаемый шестого сивана, в память о даровании Десяти заповедей Моисею на горе Синай.

A Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan, commemorating the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Jewish harvest festivalB2formal

    A Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan, originally a harvest festival and now commemorating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

    ruШавуот

    • Shavuot is celebrated with dairy foods and staying up all night to study Torah.
    • Many families decorate their homes with flowers for Shavuot.
    • The holiday of Shavuot marks the wheat harvest in ancient Israel.

    Synonymsfeast of weekspentecost