The Jews brought a weekly day off to the western world – שבת

. Since then many societies have added an additional day of relaxation, creating a weekend.

In Hebrew, weekend is סוף שבוע

(sometimes spelled סופשבוע) – or abbreviated to סופ”ש

.

For example:

אנחנו מאחלים לכם סופשבוע רגוע.

We wish you a calm weekend.

Not really though – it’s only Tuesday.