Shabbat candles

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Pronunciations

Shabbat candles (shah-BAHT KAN-dlz) listen
Shabbos candles (SHAH-bis KAN-dlz) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The two or more candles lit on Friday night to welcome Shabbat.

Example Sentences

  • "I think the only requirement is that they burn long enough. Shabbat candles are usually lit 18 minutes before Shabbat begins, so they should burn for at least 18 minutes." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • TH שַׁבָּת > Yid. שבת shabes + E candles

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      Shabbos candles

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