Shabbat
Meaning
- The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.
- The ceremonial first meal of Shabbat.
- (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Sabbath (“witches' meeting”).
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew שבת (shabát, “rest”). Variants ending in -s were influenced by the Yiddish form שבת (shabes). Doublet of Sabbath.
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