שבת

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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 (sh-b-t)

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

Pronunciation

Noun

שַׁבָּת (shabátf (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
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Etymology 2

Root
י־שׁ־ב (y-sh-b)

Verb

שֶׁבֶת (shévet)

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

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát).

Pronunciation

Noun

שבת (shabesm, plural שבתים (shabosem)

  1. Saturday
  2. Sabbath, Shabbat

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