Tosefet
/toʊˈsɛfɛt/noun
A Hebrew term meaning an addition, especially the extra sacred time added before or after the Sabbath or a Jewish festival.
Did you know?In Jewish law, tosefet Shabbat refers to voluntarily extending the holiness of the Sabbath by beginning it before sunset and ending it after nightfall.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
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“To add or increase; a reconstructed Semitic root”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יָסַף (yāsáf)
“He added, increased, or continued”
Rabbinic Hebrew
Hebrew
תּוֹסֶפֶת (tosefet)
“An addition or something added”
Late Antiquity
Rabbinic Hebrew
תוספת שבת (tosefet Shabbat)
“An added portion of Sabbath time”
Modern English
Jewish studies / English
tosefet
“A transliterated Hebrew term for an addition, especially added sacred time”