שָׁבַת (shâbath) — Cease
Hebrew word study: שָׁבַת (shâbath), Strong's H7673. to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
KJV translation words: (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.
Strong's H7673 is tagged on 71 words in 67 verses across 19 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:2 and last appears in Amos 8:4.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 67)
- Genesis 2:2 — וַיִּשְׁבֹּת — and he rested
- Genesis 2:3 — שָׁבַת — he rested
- Genesis 8:22 — יִשְׁבֹּתוּ — they will cease
- Exodus 5:5 — וְהִשְׁבַּתֶּם — and you have caused to cease
- Exodus 12:15 — תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ — you will remove
- Exodus 16:30 — וַיִּשְׁבְּתוּ — and they rested
- Exodus 23:12 — תִּשְׁבֹּת — you will rest
- Exodus 31:17 — שָׁבַת — he rested
- Exodus 34:21 — תִּשְׁבֹּת — you will rest
- Leviticus 2:13 — תַשְׁבִּית — you must cause to cease
- Leviticus 23:32 — תִּשְׁבְּתוּ — you will cease
- Leviticus 25:2 — וְשָׁבְתָה — and it will cease
- Leviticus 26:6 — וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי — and I will cause to cease
- Leviticus 26:34 — תִּשְׁבַּת — it will cease
- Leviticus 26:35 — תִּשְׁבֹּת — it will cease
- Deuteronomy 32:26 — אַשְׁבִּיתָה — I will make cease
- Joshua 5:12 — וַיִּשְׁבֹּת — and it ceased
- Joshua 22:25 — וְהִשְׁבִּיתוּ — and they will cause to cease
- Ruth 4:14 — הִשְׁבִּית — he has caused to cease
- 2 Kings 23:5 — וְהִשְׁבִּית — and he removed
- 2 Kings 23:11 — וַיַּשְׁבֵּת — and he removed
- 2 Chronicles 16:5 — וַיַּשְׁבֵּת — and he caused to cease
- 2 Chronicles 36:21 — שָׁבָתָה — it rested
- Nehemiah 4:11 — וְהִשְׁבַּתְנוּ — and we will put an end to
- Nehemiah 6:3 — תִשְׁבַּת — will it cease
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4868 מִשְׁבָּת (mishbâth), H7674 שֶׁבֶת (shebeth), H7676 שַׁבָּת (shabbâth).
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What does shâbath (H7673) mean?
To repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific).
How is H7673 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7673 as: (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..
How often does שָׁבַת (shâbath) appear?
Strong's H7673 is tagged on 71 words in 67 verses across 19 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:2 and last appears in Amos 8:4.
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