Shabbat

[ Sephardic Hebrew shah-baht ]

noun

, Hebrew.

1. Sabbath ( def 1 ).

Shabbat

/ ʃɑːˈbɑːt; ˈʃɑːbəs /

noun

1. See Sabbath
   Judaism another word for the Sabbath

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shabbat¹

from Hebrew shabbāth; see Sabbath

Example Sentences

Hedaya, the operations director for Continental Buying Group and Preferred Jewelers International, started the virtual gathering during the pandemic, scheduling it just before Shabbat, which she faithfully observed.

From Washington Post

I grew up in Russia being a missionary kid with, as well, my mother having, we all had a whole bunch of Jewish traditions on Friday, Shabbat.

From Ozy

There we have experienced weekly fires set by "activists," always on late Friday or on Shabbat.

From The Daily Beast

And as a Shabbat-observant Jew, Gorenberg points out, he himself is grateful to have “a day in the week when everyone has a face.”

From The Daily Beast

Then there are the Jews I've met who are very aware of Shabbat, but who tap their touchscreens.

From The Daily Beast

The rabbis who ruled that we can't use an electric switch on Shabbat already went too far.

From The Daily Beast

Some see this as personal weakness, and call themselves half-shomer shabbat; they can't stop texting.

From The Daily Beast