  shavuot () (or shovuos (), in ashkenazi usage; shavuÊ¿oth in sephardi and mizrahi hebrew (, lit. "weeks"), known as the feast of weeks in english and as pentecost (Î ÎµÎ½ÏÎ·ÎºÎ¿ÏÏÎ®) in ancient greek, is a jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the hebrew month of sivan (late may or early june).{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.il/books?id=6m8oxdql1kic&pg=pa58&dq=an+introduction+to+judaism:+a+textbook+and+reader+shavuot,+or+pentecost&hl=en&sa=x&ei=b_v7ulu-iybv4gs8sihybw&ved=0cc8q6aewaa#v=onepage&q=an%20introduction%20to%20judaism%3a%20a%20textbook%20and%20reader%20shavuot%2c%20or%20pentecost&f=false|first=jacob |last=neusner |authorlink=jacob neusner|title=an introduction to judaism: a textbook and reader|year=1991|page=58|publisher=westminster john knox press|isbn=0664253482|quote=the feast of weeks, shavuot, or pentecost, comes seven weeks after passover. in th
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