noun
or se·bat also she·vat shəˈbät, -ˈvät ; or shvat ˈshvät
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Hebrew shĕbhāṭ, from Assyro-Babylonian shabāṭu
: the 5th month of the civil year or the 11th month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar — see month table