Sabbath

Meaning

1. Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.
2. Sunday, observed in Christianity as a day of rest and worship.
3. Friday, observed in Islam as a day of rest and worship.
4. (historical) Among the ancient Jews and Hebrews, the seventh year, when the land was left fallow.
5. (Myanmar) Synonym of uposatha, a regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observance.

Synonyms

Sunday

holy day

Lord’s Day

Saturday

week

sabbath

religious holiday

day

friday

Friday

holiday

shabbat

Translations

sabbat

Sabbat

sabbat

shabbat

vendredi

Hexensabbat

chabbat

Aquelarre

sabbatum

dimanche

Sabbat

Sabba

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsæbəθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sabat

Inherited from Old English: sabat

In summary

From Middle English sabat, sabbat, sabath, from Old English sabat and Old French sabbat, both from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”), with the spelling ending in -th, probably influenced by the traditional transliteration of the Hebrew as shabbāth, being attested since the 14th century and widespread since the 16th. Doublet of Shabbat. Possibly from the Sumerian sa-bat ("mid-rest")