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Where does “שבת” come from?

שבת (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian šapattum.

שבת (Hebrew): Shabbat, Sabbath; weekly day of rest; Saturday;...

Definitions

  1. Shabbat, Sabbath; weekly day of rest; Saturday;...

Ancestry of “שבת”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianšapattum—

Words derived from “שבת”

  • Sabbath
  • sabbath
  • sabbatical
  • Sabbatarian
  • sabbat
  • Sabbatarianism
  • sabbatic
  • Sabbatism
  • Sabbathless
  • Shabbat
  • shabbat
  • Sabbathly
  • dies Sabbati
  • Sabbati dies
  • sabbatismus
  • sabbata
  • sabbaticus
  • sabbatum
  • sabbatarius
  • sambatum
  • sabático
  • sábado
  • sabato
  • samedi
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