What does the Hebrew word shabit mean?
We assume the question refers to the Hebrew word pronounced "shah-BAHT" in theSephardic dialect of Hispanic and north African Jews, and pronounced "SHAH-boss" inthe Ashkenazic dialect of Eastern European Jews.The word originates in the Torah, as the name of the seventh day set aside for spiritualreflection, in commemoration of the seventh day of Creation.The Hebrew word entered English, by Way of King James' translation commission, as "Sabbath" .