good Shabbos

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Pronunciations

good Shabbos (good SHAH-biss) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. A Sabbath greeting meaning 'good Sabbath'.

Example Sentences

  • "I just stopped with them for a moment to say 'good Shabbos'."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גוט־שבת gut-shabes 'good Sabbath!'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      good Shabes, gut Shabes, gut Shabbos, good Shabos, gut Shabbes

Notes

  • May be "good" (from English) or "gut" (from Yiddish).

    See also Shabbat Shalom.

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