Sabbatical in Hebrew is שַׁבָּתוֹן (shabatón).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שַׁבָּתוֹן
shabatón
noun · masculine
In English
sabbatical
/səˈbætɪkəl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for sabbatical as a noun.
extended period of leave
- שַׁבָּתוֹןשבתוןshabatónmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word שַׁבָּתוֹן.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁבָּתוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- שבתון
- Said
- shabatón
- Plural
- שַׁבְּתוֹנִים
- Its meanings in English
- sabbatical, a shabbaton; a shabbat-long event usually in a large group, a sabbatical
These words come before and after sabbatical in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sabbatical in Hebrew.
How do you say sabbatical in Hebrew?
sabbatical in Hebrew is שַׁבָּתוֹן, said shabatón. Without vowel points it is written שבתון. Its plural is שַׁבְּתוֹנִים.
Is שבתון masculine or feminine?
The word שבתון is masculine.
What else does שבתון mean in English?
Besides sabbatical, שבתון can mean a shabbaton; a shabbat-long event usually in a large group and a sabbatical.
How is sabbatical pronounced in English?
sabbatical is pronounced /səˈbætɪkəl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sabbatical and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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