Shabuoth


Sha·bu·oth

noun
\shə-ˈvü-ˌōt, -ˌōth, -ˌōs, -əs\

Definition of SHABUOTH

: a Jewish holiday observed on the sixth and seventh of Sivan in commemoration of the revelation of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai —called also Pentecost

Origin of SHABUOTH

Hebrew shābhūʽōth, literally, weeks
First Known Use: 1868

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