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Shabbat.

The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.

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Meaning & usage

name/ʃəˈbɑːt/Received-Pronunciation/ʃəˈbɑt/General-American
  1. The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.

    I leave early on Fridays, as I don't work on Shabbat.
  2. The ceremonial first meal of Shabbat.

    Please join us for Shabbat tonight.
  3. Alternative form of Sabbath (“witches' meeting”).

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew שבת (shabát, “rest”). Variants ending in -s were influenced by the Yiddish form שבת (shabes). Doublet of Sabbath.

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