Ben Shabbethai ( he, בן שבתי; arabised as Ibn Shabbethai) is a Hebrew
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.
Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
or
patronymic surname
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literally meaning "son of
Shabbethai. Notable people with the name include:
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Judah ibn Shabbethai, Jewish-Spanish poet of the end of the 12th century
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Ḥayyim ben Shabbethai,Sephardic rabbi and Talmudist
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Hebrew-language surnames
Patronymic surnames