Shevat

American  

[shuh-vaht, shvaht, shuh-vawt] / ʃəˈvɑt, ʃvɑt, ʃəˈvɔt /

noun

1. the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.

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Shevat British  

/ ʃɛˈvat /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Shevat

First recorded in 1530–40, from Hebrew shĕvāt, from Akkadian shabātu

Example Sentences

As the takeover went through in November, Mr Shevat logged on to an "all hands" meeting Mr Musk held, which he described as an "awkward" experience.

From BBC

Two more laid-off employees, Amir Shevat and Adrian Trejo Nuñez, also spoke at Bloom’s conference; both are pursuing their own arbitration claims against Musk.

From Los Angeles Times

Amir Shevat, whose Twitter bio says he works on the company's developer products, posted on the service soon after news of Musk's termination, "End of season one - what a cliffhanger..."

From Reuters

According to Shevat, the hope is to encourage a mutually beneficial relationship between Twitter and third-party developers.

From The Verge

Amir Shevat, Twitter’s head of product for developers, got the job by offering similar criticism to Mr. Dorsey and Mr. Agrawal.

From New York Times