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shabbosim

/ʃɑˈbosɪm/ /ʃæˈbosɪm/

Meanings
noun
Shabbat or shabbat (the biblical seventh-day Sabbath).

Examples :

""My family always has a special dinner on shabbosim." "
religion ritual festival tradition

Related Words

Illustration sabbath

sabbath noun

/ˈsæbəθ/ /ˈsæbæθ/

Saturday, observed in Judaism and some Christian denominations as a day of rest and worship.

""My family attends synagogue every Saturday because Saturday is our Sabbath." "

Illustration day

day noun

/deɪ/

Any period of 24 hours.

"The school day ends at three o'clock. "

Illustration seventh

seventh noun

/ˈsɛv.ənθ/

The person or thing in the seventh position.

"The seventh in line for lunch was a small girl with pigtails. "

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special noun

/ˈspɛ.ʃəl/

A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.

"The store is offering a special on school supplies this week. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

Illustration always

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Illustration biblical

biblical adjective

/ˈbɪblɪkəl/

Of or relating to the Bible.

"Tithing is both a quranic and biblical virtue."

Illustration shabbat

shabbat noun

/ʃəˈbɑːt/ /ʃəˈbæt/

Alternative letter-case form of Shabbat

"Many families light candles on Friday evenings to welcome shabbat. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration has

has verb

/hæz/ /hʌz/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration dinner

dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "