שָׁבַת (šābat) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning cease. It appears
71 times
in 19 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7673).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2323)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2323)cease, desist, rest; cause to cease, put an end to, exterminate, destroy, cause to desist, remove, cause to fail; repose, desist from exertion; celebrate, keep, suffer to be lacking, leave, put away, rid, still, take away
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁבַתverb: cease, desist, rest
Qal
1.cease
2.desist from labour, rest
Niphalcease
Hiphil
1.cause to cease, put an end to
2.exterminate, destroy
3.cause to desist from
4.remove
5.cause to fail, let be lacking
Strong's H7673שָׁבַת: to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific) KJV:(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.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.