Shabbos
- noun
- /ˈʃɑːbəs/
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Shabat
- During Shabbos, people refrain from work and focus on prayer and family activities.
Thank you for joining me as we make blintzes for Shabbos.
- Thank you for joining me as we make blintzes for Shabbos.
- But that notion which like my children, I try and do that literally on Shabbos, I try and do it one day a week.
Examples
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Yeah, Well, I mean, I've been to a lot of, you know, tense Shabbos dinners, but I this is the only one where the majority of people were wearing kafias.
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But that notion which like my children, I try and do that literally on Shabbos, I try and do it one day a week.
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Many families gather for a festive meal every Shabbos to celebrate the Sabbath together.
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He always takes a break from his daily routine to observe Shabbos with his community.
Synonyms
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7.8
A weekly Jewish day of rest and worship from Friday evening to Saturday evening
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7.4
A weekly day for rest and religious activities, for example Saturday or Sunday
Compounds
- Jargon
A person who is not Jewish doing tasks Jews cannot do on the Jewish day of rest
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shabbos comes from the Hebrew word Shabbat, which means 'rest' or 'the Sabbath'. So Shabbos is the Jewish day of rest from Friday evening to Saturday night.