No. 250 in Hebrew
שבועות
"Shavuot" - A Jewish holiday celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and the harvest of the first fruits.
In a sentence
חג שבועות נחגג באביב בארץ.
The holiday Shavuot is celebrated in the spring in Israel.
In this sentence, "שבועות" refers to the Jewish holiday Shavuot, which celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai and the harvest season.
נותרו לנו רק עוד שבועות ספורים עד לסוף השנה.
We only have a few weeks left until the end of the year.
In this case, "שבועות" is the plural form of the word "שבוע" (week) and refers to a timeframe comprising several weeks.
בשיעור למדנו על מנהגי חג השבועות ורקעו ההיסטורי.
In class, we learned about the customs of the Shavuot holiday and its historical background.
Here, "שבועות" again stands for the holiday Shavuot, emphasizing its significance in Jewish tradition.
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