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🕯️ Jewish day of rest 😌 A restful break
Shabbat

Shabbat

1 8.1
A personal break from work or regular activity to rest and think
  • noun
  • /ʃəˈbɑt/
translation icon : descanso
  • Taking a Shabbat allows me to recharge and reflect on my personal goals.

So I'm really excited to have a Shabbat truly powered down and off.

Examples

  • People are in love with Shabbat," she says softly.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Just like studies of work efficiency show that people work better when they take breaks from work, I think that we function better because we have Shabbat.

    Blog text (5)

  • I love Shabbat, but getting married and having a family, okay, but I'm not there yet.

    Extra Innings (2020)

  • So I'm really excited to have a Shabbat truly powered down and off.

    Dr. Mayim Bialik

  • He's having Shabbat!

    Pain & Gain (2013)

  • And in the information age—in a time of unprecedented access to technology and unprecedented demands on our time—we will need to redefine and reclaim Shabbat as our own.

    Blog text (23)

  • After a busy week, I look forward to enjoying a peaceful Shabbat with family.

  • Every Friday evening, we gather to celebrate Shabbat and share our experiences from the week.

Synonyms

day of rest
vsShabbat
8 2.3

A day when people do not work and relax, often for religious reasons

is used metaphorically for personal breaks rather than only scheduled weekly rest
Sabbath
vsShabbat
5 7.4

A weekly day for rest and religious activities, for example Saturday or Sunday

is used more flexibly as a short personal pause rather than formal observance
Shabbos
vsShabbat
9.9

A Jewish day of rest and worship from Friday evening to Saturday night

is used more generally for a personal pause rather than this fixed weekly ritual

How Restful

sabbatical
31 6.6
to vacation
  • US
36 3.0
Shabbat
1 8.1
rest
703 1.0
break
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Shabbat singular
Shabbats plural

Etymology

Shabbat comes from the Hebrew word Shabbat, meaning 'rest', and it is the same idea behind the English Sabbath and the word sabbatical. That's why people also use Shabbat to mean a personal break or a pause from work and devices.