Shabbat Definition

shə-bät, shäbəs
shabbat
noun
The Sabbath.
Webster's New World
pronoun

The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.

I leave early on Fridays, as I don't work on Shabbat.
Wiktionary
The ceremonial Shabbat meal, in which candles are lit and bread and wine consumed.
Please join us for Shabbat tonight.
Wiktionary

Origin of Shabbat

  • From Hebrew שבת (shabát, “rest"). Variants ending in -s were influenced by the Yiddish form שבת (shabes).

    From Wiktionary

  • Hebrew šabbāt sabbath Sabbath

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shabbat Sentence Examples

  • Such schools will typically only admit children whose families are shomer Shabbat (follow Orthodox religious laws of the Sabbath ).

  • Shabbat loaves are usually plaited and the loaves for other festivals round.

  • Shabbat afternoon is a quiet time; families will sit and chat, read or sleep.

  • Such schools will typically only admit children whose families are shomer shabbat (follow Orthodox religious laws of the Sabbath).

  • It is commonly celebrated at the Shabbat service on the Sabbath following the bat mitzvah's birthday, although this may be modified according to the availability of your local synagogue for the ceremony.

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