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שבֿט 2
‘Shvat (fifth month in Hebrew calendar)’

שבֿט
שְׁבָט
'Shvat (fifth month in Hebrew calendar)'

ETYMOLOGY

a for old kamatz -- a relic of the pre-Ashkenazic pronunciation {מאַקס ווײַנרײַך, געשיכטע פֿון דער ייִדישער שפּראַך, 2: 12}

WESTERN

schewat {Friedrich 1784: II}

švat {Katz 1982: 130}
- šəvɔt {Whole Hebrew}

CENTRAL

švat {Katz 1982: 130}
- šəvɔt {Whole Hebrew}

NORTHEASTERN

švat {Katz 1982: 130}
- šəvɔt {Whole Hebrew}