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Shebat

Shebat

9.9
A month in the Jewish calendar that usually falls in January or February
  • noun
: Shevat
  • The festival of Tu Bishvat is celebrated in the month of Shebat.

Examples

  • Many important events in Jewish tradition are commemorated during Shebat.

  • Shebat usually begins in January or February according to the Gregorian calendar.

  • The festival of Tu Bishvat is celebrated in Shebat.

  • Many Jews observe special customs during Shebat.

  • Shebat usually begins in January or February according to the Gregorian calendar.

  • The festival of Tu Bishvat is celebrated in the month of Shebat.

  • Many important events in Jewish tradition are commemorated during Shebat.

Synonyms

Shevat
vsShebat
8.9

A month in the Jewish calendar that usually falls in January or February

is written in the other spelling form

Surface Forms

Shebat singular
Shebats plural

Etymology

The word Shebat comes from an old Babylonian month name Shabatu, which Hebrew kept when the Jewish people lived in Babylon. So Shebat is the winter month in the Jewish calendar that usually falls in January–February and includes the tree festival Tu Bishvat.