Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Chavouoth

English translation:

Shavuot

Added to glossary by Carole Harrington
May 15, 2004 16:57
20 yrs ago
French term

Chavouoth

French to English Social Sciences Religion Story of Pentecost
This is/was a Jewish festival at the time of Jesus.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +4 Shavuot
4 +5 Chavouoth
4 Pentecost/Whitsunday
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Proposed translations

+4
12 mins
Selected

Shavuot

Same word, but this appears to be the more common spelling.
Peer comment(s):

agree Aisha Maniar
9 mins
Thanks
agree Will Matter : also acceptable, i see this more in English.
36 mins
Thank you. Yes, I think it's the usual spelling in English.
agree sarahl (X) : this is probably the ashkenazi spelling, the other one being sefardic
1 hr
agree RHELLER : sh in English, ch in French
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for this! I appreciate the URL in which it says "the Christian festival of Pentecost also comes from Shavuot"."
+5
7 mins

Chavouoth

Same word
Peer comment(s):

agree Pierre POUSSIN
0 min
merci :)
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
1 min
merci :)
agree Hacene
4 mins
merci :)
agree Will Matter
36 mins
merci :)
agree sarahl (X)
1 hr
merci :)
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4 hrs

Pentecost/Whitsunday

In French, Shavuot is Pentecôte which I found translated as Pentecost or Whitsunday.

Peer comment(s):

neutral RHELLER : 2 different religions, 2 different holidays
6 hrs
You're right, yet even jews in France refer to shavuot as Pentecote. I thought maybe the same was true in English.
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