Shevat

[ shuh-vaht, shvaht, shuh-vawt ]

/ ʃəˈvɑt, ʃvɑt, ʃəˈvɔt /

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noun

the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.

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Also Shebat.

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Origin of Shevat

First recorded in 1525–35, Shevat is from the Hebrew word shəbhāṭ

Words nearby Shevat

Shetland wool, sheuch, sheugh, Sheva Brachoth, Shevardnadze, Shevat, Shevchenko, sheveret, shew, shewbread, she-wolf

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British Dictionary definitions for Shevat

Shevat

Shebat

/ (ʃɛˈvat) /

noun

(in the Jewish calendar) the eleventh month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the fifth month of the civil year

Word Origin for Shevat

from Hebrew

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