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Shevat

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

noun

the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.
Also Shebat.
Compare Jewish calendar.

Origin of Shevat

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