be mechalel Shabbat

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Definitions

  • v. To desecrate the Sabbath; do things that are forbidden on Shabbat.

Example Sentences

  • "Shari writes that she had to move out of the dorms because kids were mechalel shabbat all the time." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • partial English calque of Y מחלל־שבת זײַן mekhalel-shabes zayn

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      be mekhalel Shabbat, be mekhalel Shabbos, be mechalel Shabbos

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