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Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑˈbɑt/
- Hyphenation: sjab‧bat
- Rhymes: -ɑt
Noun
sjabbat m (plural sjabbats, diminutive sjabbatje n)
- (Judaism) Sabbath
2017, Chacham Dr. Pinchas Toledano, E.H. Rosenberg, editors, חמישה חומשי תורה ותפילות לשבת כמנהג ק׳׳ק תלמוד תורה אמשטרדם [Five Books of the Torah and Prayers for Sabbath per the Practice of the Holy Community Talmud Torah in Amsterdam] (prayer book; hardcover; overall work in Hebrew, English, Dutch, and Portuguese), Jerusalem: Koren Publishers Jerusalem, →ISBN, תפלות לשבת, page 111:Op de Sjabbat op of na Konigsdag wordt dit poor Moesaf gezegd- On the Shabbat on or after the monarch's birthday this is recited preceding Mussaf
Usage notes
- This spelling and pronunciation is mostly used by Jews and others who are familiar with the Hebrew term. Non-Jews more commonly use sabbat.
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