| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. An alternative spelling for "Pentecost , 1": A solemn festival of the Jews; -- so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day (seven weeks) after the second day of the Passover (which fell on the sixteenth of the Jewish month Nisan); -- hence called, also, the Feast of Weeks. At this festival an offering of the first fruits of the harvest was made. By the Jews it was generally regarded as commemorative of the gift of the law on the fiftieth day after the departure from Egypt.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: Feast of Weeks
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Feast of Weeks | 1: See Pentecost , 1. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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Specialty Expressions: Feast of Weeks
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Feast of Weeks | Religion & Philosophy | A Jewish holiday observed on the 6th and 7th of Sivan. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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