שבת

Aramaic

Verb

שְׁבַת • (šəḇaṯ)

  1. rest; observe the Sabbath

Noun

שַׁבַּת • (šabbaṯ)

  1. singular construct state of שבתא

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ב־ת (š-b-t)

Possibly from Akkadian 𒊭𒉺𒀜𒌈 (šapattum, the middle day of the lunar month).

Pronunciation

Noun

שַׁבָּת • (shabát) f (plural indefinite שַׁבָּתוֹת)

  1. Shabbat, Sabbath; weekly day of rest
  2. Saturday
  3. (archaic) week (Mishnaic Hebrew)
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Verb

שָׁבַת • (shavát) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, future ישבות / יִשְׁבֹּת)

  1. to stop working, to rest
  2. to go on strike
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

Root
י־שׁ־ב (y-š-b)

Verb

שֶׁבֶת • (shévet)

  1. bare infinitive (infinitive construct or gerund) of יָשַׁב (yasháv)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish, Poylish) IPA(key): [ˈʃa.bəs]
  • (Ukraynish) IPA(key): [ˈʃɔ.bəs]

Noun

שבת • (shabes) m, plural שבתים (shabosem)

  1. Saturday
  2. Sabbath, Shabbat

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

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