Etymology

shabbat

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Today it means: The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis. Full definition →

Hebrew שבת
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromשבת“rest”
  2. English todayShabbat

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

Words from the same roots

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