Shabbat

noun

: the Jewish Sabbath

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The family will take shiva calls Thursday, March 20, at 6 p.m. at the home of Stephanie Rauch, 3141 Turf Court, Gastonia, and Friday, March 21, at 7:30pm, at Temple Emanuel, 320 South St., Gastonia,as part of the weekly Shabbat service. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025 On a frigid winter morning in 2022, a stranger knocked on the door of a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during Shabbat service. Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025 One of the restaurant’s special features is the Shabbat table in the second dining room, which can seat up to 20 diners. Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025 Additional public festival events in La Jolla are: • Ocean by the Sea Shabbat Dinner and film screenings: beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the JCC Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2025.

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