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shomer shabbos

shomer shabbos adjective: observant of the laws of Shabbat.

Adjective

shomer shabbos (comparative more shomer shabbos, superlative most shomer shabbos)

  1. (Judaism) observant of the laws of Shabbat.
    • She wouldn't have her phone with her on Saturday because she's shomer shabbos.
    • Donny: How come you don't roll on Saturday, Walter? / Walter: I'm shomer shabbos.1998, The Big Lebowski

Forms of shomer shabbos

comparativemore shomer shabbos
superlativemost shomer shabbos

Origin of shomer shabbos

Borrowed from Yiddish שומר שבת (shomer shabes), Hebrew שׁוֹמֵר שַׁבָּת.

Questions about shomer shabbos

What does shomer shabbos mean?
Shomer shabbos means observant of the laws of Shabbat.
What part of speech is shomer shabbos?
Shomer shabbos is an adjective.

Words near shomer shabbos in the dictionary

  1. Shomari
  2. shombo
  3. shome mishtake shurely
  4. shomer
  5. shomer negiah
  6. shomer shabbos
  7. shomeret
  8. Shomo
  9. Shomos
  10. Shompangkha
  11. Shompen

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