Hebrew · H7676

שַׁבָּת

Intermission , i.e (specifically) the Sabbath

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שַׁבָּת H7676

Pronunciation shabbat

What does שַׁבָּת (shabbat) mean in the Bible?

שַׁבָּת (shabbat): Cessation from work as divinely mandated rest; foundational to covenantal rhythm and Israel's liturgical calendar

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What does שַׁבָּת (shabbat) mean in the Bible?

שַׁבָּת (shabbat): Cessation from work as divinely mandated rest; foundational to covenantal rhythm and Israel's liturgical calendar

How does the BSB render H7676?

The BSB source-word alignment has 111 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include on the Sabbath (21), the Sabbath (21), My Sabbaths (13), is a Sabbath (7), Sabbaths (6).

Where does שַׁבָּת (shabbat) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (25), Exodus (15), Ezekiel (15), Nehemiah (14).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

on the Sabbath 21× Exodus 31:15, Exodus 35:3, Numbers 15:32, Numbers 28:9

the Sabbath 21× Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:11

My Sabbaths 13× Exodus 31:13, Leviticus 19:3, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 26:2

is a Sabbath 7× Exodus 16:25, Exodus 20:10, Exodus 31:15, Leviticus 16:31

Sabbaths 6× Leviticus 23:38, Leviticus 25:8, Leviticus 26:34, Isaiah 1:13

. . . 5× Leviticus 24:8, Numbers 28:10, 2 Kings 11:9, 1 Chronicles 9:32

a Sabbath 5× Exodus 35:2, Leviticus 25:2, Leviticus 25:4, 2 Kings 4:23

and Sabbaths 3× Lamentations 2:6, Ezekiel 45:17, Hosea 2:11

on the Sabbaths 3× 1 Chronicles 23:31, 2 Chronicles 31:3, Ezekiel 46:3

Sabbath 3× Exodus 16:23, Leviticus 23:16, Nehemiah 9:14

- 1× 2 Chronicles 23:8

and they must keep My Sabbaths 1× Ezekiel 44:24

as well as on the Sabbaths 1× 2 Chronicles 2:4

but on the Sabbath 1× Ezekiel 46:1

during the Sabbath year 1× Leviticus 25:6

during the Sabbaths 1× Leviticus 26:35

every Sabbath 1× 1 Chronicles 9:32

for every Sabbath 1× Numbers 28:10

for Sabbaths 1× 2 Chronicles 8:13

for the Sabbath 1× Psalms 92:1

for the Sabbath offerings 1× Nehemiah 10:33

from [breaking] the Sabbath 1× Isaiah 58:13

in order to keep the Sabbath 1× Nehemiah 13:22

it 1× Exodus 31:16

its Sabbath 1× 2 Chronicles 36:21

its Sabbaths 1× Leviticus 26:43

Keep My Sabbaths 1× Ezekiel 20:20

on a Sabbath 1× Nehemiah 10:31

one Sabbath 1× Isaiah 66:23

to another 1× Isaiah 66:23

weeks 1× Leviticus 23:15

When will the Sabbath [end] 1× Amos 8:5

will be a Sabbath 1× Leviticus 23:32

your Sabbath 1× Leviticus 23:32

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First aligned row Exodus 16:23

Aligned rows 111

Books represented 15

Exodus 15 Leviticus 25 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 3 2 Kings 6 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 7 Nehemiah 14 Psalms 1 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 7 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 15 Hosea 1 Amos 1

Source forms

הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת 12x haš·šab·bāṯ Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 23:11, Leviticus 23:15, Numbers 28:9

הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת 10x haš·šab·bāṯ Exodus 31:16, 2 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 11:9, 2 Chronicles 23:8

שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י 6x šab·bə·ṯō·w·ṯay Ezekiel 20:16, Ezekiel 20:20, Ezekiel 20:21, Ezekiel 20:24

הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת 4x haš·šab·bāṯ Leviticus 24:8, 2 Chronicles 23:4, Nehemiah 13:19, Ezekiel 46:4

הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ 4x haš·šab·bāṯ Numbers 15:32, Nehemiah 13:17, Nehemiah 13:19, Psalms 92:1

שַׁבָּ֖ת 4x šab·bāṯ Exodus 16:26, Leviticus 25:2, Leviticus 25:4, Isaiah 66:23

שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י 4x šab·bə·ṯō·ṯay Exodus 31:13, Leviticus 19:3, Ezekiel 20:13, Ezekiel 22:8

הַשַּׁבָּת֙ 3x haš·šab·bāṯ Leviticus 23:16, Nehemiah 10:31, Ezekiel 46:1

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - common singular 44x Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:11, Exodus 31:14

Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular 14x Exodus 31:13, Leviticus 19:3, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 26:2

Noun - common singular 12x Exodus 16:25, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 20:10, Leviticus 23:3

Noun - common singular construct 11x Exodus 16:23, Exodus 31:15, Exodus 35:2, Leviticus 16:31

Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine singular 4x Leviticus 26:34, Leviticus 26:43, 2 Chronicles 36:21

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular 4x Nehemiah 10:31, Nehemiah 13:15, Nehemiah 13:16, Nehemiah 13:21

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common plural 4x 1 Chronicles 23:31, 2 Chronicles 2:4, 2 Chronicles 8:13, 2 Chronicles 31:3

Noun - common plural construct 3x Leviticus 23:38, Leviticus 25:8

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שַׁבָּת

What does שַׁבָּת (shabbat) mean in the Bible?

What does שַׁבָּת (shabbat) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7676?

Where does שַׁבָּת (shabbat) appear in Scripture?

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