Shabbat

See also: shabbat

English

Alternative forms

• Shabbath, shabbath, Shabbos, shabbos, Shabbas, shabbas

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Shabbat

1. 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.

2. The ceremonial first meal of Shabbat

   Please join us for Shabbat tonight.

3. Alternative form of Sabbath (“witches' meeting”)

Related terms

• Sabbat, sabbat
• Sabbatarian
• Sabbatarianism
• Sabbath, sabbath
• Sabbath Gentile, sabbath gentile
• Sabbath Goy, sabbath goy
• sabbatise
• sabbatiser
• sabbatize
• sabbatizer
• Shabbat Goy
• Shabbos Goy, shabbos goy
• Shabes Goy, shabes goy

Anagrams

• Sabbath, sabbath