שבת

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Contents 1 Hebrew 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Yiddish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

[edit] Hebrew

[edit] Etymology

From Akkadian  (šapatt), “‘the 15th day of the month’”)

[edit] Noun

שַׁבָּת (shabat) f. (plural indefinite form שבתות)

1. Saturday.
2. Sabbath; weekly day of rest and worship
3. week.

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[edit] Yiddish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈʃabəs]

[edit] Noun

שבת (shabes) m. (pl. שבתים (shabosim))

1. Saturday
2. sabbath