Shabbos bride

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Pronunciations

Shabbos bride (SHAH-bis BRYED) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "I focused on the Shabbos bride. I focused on how beautiful she is, and how joyous I should be to greet her. I focused on her flowing hair, her warm smile, her pure white dress. It was then it occurred to me, and I wasn’t sure why it hadn’t occurred to me sooner." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • TH שבת > Y שבת shabes + E bride

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

Notes

  • "Since the 3rd century C.E., Shabbat has often been personified with womanly characteristics, perhaps because this day of rest offers warmth, comfort, and respite, much as a mother provides to her family. The song 'Lekhah Dodi' characterizes Shabbat as a bride with the words: 'Come, my beloved, to meet the bride. Let us welcome the Sabbath.'" (JPS)

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