Where does “שבת” come from?
שבת (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.
שבת (Yiddish): Saturday; Sabbath, Shabbat
Definitions
- Saturday; Sabbath, Shabbat
Ancestry of “שבת”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 2 | Akkadian | šapattum | — |