sjabbat

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑˈbɑt/

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• Hyphenation: sjab‧bat
• Rhymes: -ɑt

Noun

sjabbat m (plural sjabbats, diminutive sjabbatje n)

1. (Judaism) Sabbath
   • 2017, Chacham Dr. Pinchas Toledano, E.H. Rosenberg, editors, חמישה חומשי תורה ותפילות לשבת כמנהג ק׳׳ק תלמוד תורה אמשטרדם [Five Books of the Torah and Prayers for Sabbath per the Practice of the Holy Community Talmud Torah in Amsterdam] (prayer book; hardcover; overall work in Hebrew, English, Dutch, and Portuguese), Jerusalem: Koren Publishers Jerusalem, →ISBN, תפלות לשבת, page 111:

     Op de Sjabbat op of na Konigsdag wordt dit poor Moesaf gezegd

     On the Shabbat on or after the monarch's birthday this is recited preceding Mussaf

Usage notes

• This spelling and pronunciation is mostly used by Jews and others who are familiar with the Hebrew term. Non-Jews more commonly use sabbat.

Synonyms

• sabbat
• sjabbes