Shevat

She·vat  (sh-vät, shvät) also She·bat (sh-bät, -vät)

n.

The fifth month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See Table at calendar.

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[Hebrew b, from Akkadian abu, a month name; see b in Semitic roots.]

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Noun

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Shevat - the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February) Shebat Hebrew calendar, Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years Jewish calendar month - a month in the Jewish calendar