Original: שָׁבַת

Transliteration: shâbath

Phonetic: shaw-bath'

Short Definition: Cease

Original: שׁבת

Transliteration: shâbath

Phonetic: shaw-bath'

BDB Definition:

1. to cease, desist, rest
   1. (Qal)
      1. to cease
      2. to rest, desist (from labour)
   2. (Niphal) to cease
   3. (Hiphil)
      1. to cause to cease, put an end to
      2. to exterminate, destroy
      3. to cause to desist from
      4. to remove
      5. to cause to fail
2. (Qal) to keep or observe the sabbath

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2323, 2323c

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4868, H7674, H7676, H7677, H7678