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Shabbat^¹

/ʃəˈbɑːt/ UK
/ʃəˈbɑt/ US

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Borrowed from Hebrew שבת (shabát, “rest”). Variants ending in -s were influenced by the Yiddish form שבת (shabes). Doublet of Sabbath.

proper noun Shabbath · shabbath · Shabbos · shabbos · Shabbas · shabbas

The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall 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.
The ceremonial first meal of Shabbat. Please join us for Shabbat tonight.
alternative Alternative form of Sabbath (“witches' meeting”).

shabbat^²

noun shabbats · shabbatot

Alternative letter-case form of Shabbat

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@misc{shabbat_2026,
  title = {shabbat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shabbat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}