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- [Sephardic Hebrew shah-voo-awt; Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-voo-ohs, -uh s]
- /Sephardic Hebrew ʃɑ vuˈɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew ʃəˈvu oʊs, -əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [Sephardic Hebrew shah-voo-awt; Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-voo-ohs, -uh s]
- /Sephardic Hebrew ʃɑ vuˈɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew ʃəˈvu oʊs, -əs/
Definition of shavuoth word
- noun shavuoth a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses. 1
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Origin of shavuoth
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95, Shavuoth is from the Hebrew word Shābhūʿōth literally, weeks
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Parts of speech for Shavuoth
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shavuoth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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