Shevat
[ shuh-vaht, shvaht, shuh-vawt ]
/ ʃəˈvɑt, ʃvɑt, ʃəˈvɔt /
noun
the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.
Also
Shebat.
Compare
Jewish calendar.
Origin of Shevat
First recorded in 1525–35,
Shevat is from the Hebrew word
shəbhāṭ
British Dictionary definitions for shevat
Shevat
Shebat
/ (ʃɛˈvat) /
noun
(in the Jewish calendar) the eleventh month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the fifth month of the civil year
Word Origin for Shevat
from Hebrew