# Shabbat

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃəˈbɑːt/ · frequency rank #37,682

## Definitions
1. The Jewish Sabbath, from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday, commemorating God's rest on the seventh day in the book of Genesis.
2. The ceremonial first meal of Shabbat.
3. Alternative form of Sabbath (“witches' meeting”).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew שבת (shabát, “rest”). Variants ending in -s were influenced by the Yiddish form שבת (shabes). Doublet of Sabbath.

## Easily confused with
- **shabby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shabbat-vs-shabby)
- **Sabbath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabbath-vs-shabbat)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsabbat`, `sahbbat`, `shababt`, `shabat`, `shabbatt`, `shabbta`, `shbabat`, `shhabbat`, `sshabbat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shabbat