שָׁבַת

Strong’s Definition

to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to cease, desist, rest
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to cease
• 4.(qal) to keep or observe the sabbath
• 5.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâbath; Pronunciation: shaw-bath'