Shabbat Shubah

noun

Shab·​bat Shu·​bah

variants or Shabbath Shubah or Shabbat Shuvah or Shabbath Shuvah

ˌshäbəs(h)ˈshüvə

: the Jewish Sabbath that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Word History

Etymology

Late Hebrew shabbāth shūbhāh, literally, Sabbath of return; from the fact that Hebrew shūbhāh (return) is the first word of the haftarah read on that day

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