שֶׁבֶת
šebet
cessation
Strong's H7674NounHebrewTWOT 2323a

שֶׁבֶת (šebet) is a Hebrew noun meaning cessation. It appears 3 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7674).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2323a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2323a)cessation; rest, interruption; cease, sit still, loss of time
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שֶׁ֫בֶת noun, feminine: cessation

cessation (doubtful)

Strong's H7674 שֶׁבֶת: rest, interruption, cessation
KJV:cease, sit still, loss of time.

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.

Root family 2323: שָׁבַת šābat — 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

See it in Scripture

Proverbs 20:3Isaiah 30:7

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