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shabbaton

/ʃɑːbɑːˈtoʊn/

shabbaton noun: a shabbat-long or weekend-long educational gathering.

Noun

shabbaton (plural shabbatons or shabbatonim)

  1. (Judaism) A shabbat-long or weekend-long educational gathering.
    • At a Shabbaton dedicated to Jewish music, each participant was asked to introduce himself or herself in a few sentences.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 74

Forms of shabbaton

pluralshabbatons
pluralshabbatonim

Origin of shabbaton

Borrowed from Hebrew שַׁבָּתוֹן (shabatón).

Questions about shabbaton

What does shabbaton mean?
Shabbaton means a shabbat-long or weekend-long educational gathering.
What part of speech is shabbaton?
Shabbaton is a noun.
How do you pronounce shabbaton?
Shabbaton is pronounced /ʃɑːbɑːˈtoʊn/.
What is the plural of shabbaton?
The plural of shabbaton is shabbatons.

Words near shabbaton in the dictionary

  1. shabbat lamp
  2. shabbat lamps
  3. Shabbat mode
  4. Shabbat shalom
  5. shabbath
  6. shabbaton
  7. shabbatons
  8. shabbatot
  9. shabbats
  10. shabbed
  11. shabbes

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