Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shomer shabbos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
shome-r shab-bos
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

observant of the laws of Shabbat.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: שומר שבת, שׁוֹמֵר שַׁבָּת

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does shomer shabbos mean?
observant of the laws of Shabbat.
Where does shomer shabbos come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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