(engineering, Judaism) An elevator/lift (device for transport within a building) which operates automatically on Shabbat, generally by stopping and opening its doors at each floor of the building, allowing observant Jews to make use of the elevator without violating Jewish prohibitions against operating electrical machinery on Shabbat.

plural of Shabbat lamp

plural of Shabani

A surname from Persian. / Former name of Zvishavane, Zimbabwe (renamed in 1982).

plural of Shabbat elevator

plural of Shabbos elevator

A lamp with movable parts to expose or block its light, so that it can be lit or dimmed without using electrical power and thus (by some interpretations) without violating Jewish prohibitions against work on the Sabbath.

The eighth month of the Islamic calendar.

The northern part of Shaanxi, China.

Alternative letter-case form of shabbos