Shabbat

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

• Borrowed from Hebrew שבת ("rest"). Variants ending in -s were influenced by the Yiddish form שבת. Sabbath.