What does שָׁבַת · נָפַשׁ mean in the Bible?
שָׁבַת · נָפַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to cease/rest; to be refreshed".
Hebrew · H7673, H5314
שָׁבַת / נָפַשׁ
To repose , i.e. desist from exertion ; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific) · to breathe ; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
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שָׁבַתH7673to repose , i.e. desist from exertion ; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
Pronunciationšābat
Cessation from labor with covenantal weight; foundational to Sabbath theology and divine rest pattern.
Open lexicon entry →נָפַשׁH5314to breathe ; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
Pronunciationnāpaš
Breathing metaphorically grounds refreshment and restoration in physical restoration of vital breath-life itself
Open lexicon entry →What does שָׁבַת / נָפַשׁ (shavat / naphash) mean in the Bible?
שָׁבַת · נָפַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to cease/rest; to be refreshed".
Full entry for שָׁבַת / נָפַשׁ (H7673, H5314) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7673, H5314?
H7673, H5314 is connected to 74 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to cease/rest; to be refreshed
Source Gloss
to cease/rest; to be refreshed
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms36
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense21×
PerfectExod 31:17 · Gen 2:3 · Isa 14:4 · Isa 24:8 · Isa 33:8 · Lam 5:15 · 2Chr 36:21 · Lev 26:35 · Lam 5:1411×
ImperfectExod 23:12 · Exod 34:21 · Lev 26:34 · Lev 26:35 · Neh 6:3 · Gen 8:22 · Jer 31:36 · Hos 7:4 · Lev 23:3210×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action15×
PerfectEzek 12:23 · Isa 16:10 · Isa 21:2 · Jer 48:33 · Ps 89:45 · Ps 119:119 · Ruth 4:147×
ImperfectDan 9:27 · Prov 18:18 · Exod 12:15 · Lev 2:134×
Participle activeJer 16:9 · Ps 46:102×
CohortativeDeut 32:261×
Sequential imperfectIsa 30:111×
Word Origins
שָׁבַת / נָפַשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.