Aramaic

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Verb

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שְׁבַת (šəḇaṯ)

  1. rest; observe the Sabbath

Noun

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שַׁבַּת (šabbaṯ)

  1. singular construct state of שבתא

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
שׁ־ב־ת (sh-b-t)

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

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Noun

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שַׁבָּת (shabátf (plural indefinite שַׁבָּתוֹת)

  1. Shabbat, Sabbath; weekly day of rest
  2. Saturday
  3. (archaic) week (Mishnaic Hebrew)
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Verb

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שָׁבַת (shavát) (pa'al construction, future ישבות / יִשְׁבֹּת)

  1. to stop working, to rest
  2. to go on strike
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Etymology 2

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Root
י־שׁ־ב (y-sh-b)

Verb

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שֶׁבֶת (shévet)

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

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát).

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Noun

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שבת (shabesm, plural שבתים (shabosem)

  1. Saturday
  2. Sabbath, Shabbat

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