שַׁבְּתֹת שָׁנִים
Intermission , i.e (specifically) the Sabbath · a year (as a revolution of time)
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שַׁבָּת H7676 intermission , i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
שָׁנֶה H8141 a year (as a revolution of time)
What does שַׁבְּתֹת שָׁנִים (šabbətōt šānîm) mean in the Bible?
שַׁבָּת · שָׁנֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "sabbaths of years, sabbatical-year cycles".
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Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.