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She⋅bat

[shuh-baht, shee-bat]
–noun
Shevat.

She⋅vat

[shuh-vaht, shvaht, shuh-vawt]
–noun
the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.
Also, Shebat.


Origin:
1525–35; < Heb shəbhāṭ
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She·bat   (shə-bät', -vät')   
n.  Variant of Shevat.
She·vat   (shə-vät', shvät)   
n.  The fifth month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See Table at calendar.

[Hebrew šəbāṭ, from Akkadian šabāṭu, a month name; see šbṭ in Semitic roots.]
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