chabbat

French

Alternative forms

• sabbat, shabbat

Etymology

From Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.ba/

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Noun

chabbat m (plural chabbats)

1. Jewish Shabbat, biblical seventh day

   Les juifs observent fort exactement le chabbat.

   Jews observe Shabbat very strictly.

Further reading

• “chabbat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.