שַׁבָּת
SHA-bat
שַׁבָּת names both the seventh day on the calendar and the Jewish Sabbath observance.
In Israel, “on Saturday” often overlaps with שבת language; context clarifies rest vs date.
Without vowels
שבת
With vowels (nikud)
שַׁבָּת
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