she·bat noun orse·batalsoshe·vat\shəˈbät, -ˈvät\; orshvat\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