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שַׁבָּת

shabbat

pronounced sha-BAT

To stop, to sit — the seventh-day rest

also written: sabbath

In Scripture World English Bible

On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

Genesis 2:2-3 The first rest — God stops, blesses the day, and sets it apart

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. You shall labor six days, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates;

Exodus 20:8-10 The fourth commandment — Shabbat written into the Ten Words

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Hebrew words
  • ברוך baruch Blessed — as in a blessing spoken
  • ברוך אתה אדני baruch ata adonai “Blessed are You, Lord” — the opening of…
  • שבת shabbat To stop, to sit — the seventh-day rest
  • חכמה chokmah Wisdom — skill in living, not just knowing
  • קדוש kadosh Holy — set apart