English
Shabbat
Shabbat comes from Hebrew שבת ‘rest’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentשבתshabát‘rest’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Shabbat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentשבתshabát‘rest’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Shabbat
Earliest quotation: 2024: “This year, due to the fact that the 24th…”
The story
Variants ending in -s were influenced by the Yiddish form שבת (shabes).
Every English word from Hebrew שבת
Today it means
name The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew שבת / Shabbat