Shabbat

noun

: the Jewish Sabbath

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Pride Shabbat Friday, June 6 at 6 p.m. Kol Ami, 4501 Walnut St. Experience a Shabbat service — celebrating the Jewish Sabbath — that embraces both Jewish and LGBTQ identities, according to the Facebook event. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025 David and his fiancée Meg are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner on New York’s Upper West Side when an accidental death (or murder?) gets in the way. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 May 2025 Students of different religions participate in Shabbat on the lawn. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025 The woman of the house lights the Shabbat candles, ushering in the sacred day. Mark Gerson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Shabbat

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew shabbāth

First Known Use

circa 1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Shabbat was circa 1905

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“Shabbat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shabbat. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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