English
Etymology
From Hebrew ש�ת (shabbat), meaning to stop or rest.
Proper noun
Shabbat
- The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to sundown 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.
- The cermonial Shabbat meal, in which candles are lit and bread and wine consumed.
#: Please join us for Shabbat tonight.
Related terms
Sabbath
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