שַׁבָּת֔וֹן — Leviticus 23:39 Hebrew Word Study

שַׁבָּת֔וֹן

𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤍

shabaton

sabbath rest

from שַׁבָּת; a sabbatism or special holiday; rest, sabbath.

Leviticus 23:39 · Word #19

Lexicon `H7677`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

a solemn rest-ceasing

Root	שבת (š-b-t)
Core Meanings	ceasing, resting, desisting, stopping from labor
Semantic Range	complete rest, sabbath observance, sacred day of cessation, solemn holiday rest, sabbatical observance
Conceptual Significance	שַׁבָּתוֹן emphasizes not merely physical rest but sacred cessation—time set apart by intentional stopping. It underscores covenantal rhythms of worship and trust in YHWH, marking holy time through deliberate withdrawal from ordinary labor.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state; the -וֹן ending often intensifies or concretizes the root idea, denoting a marked or complete state of rest.
Rendering Rationale	The noun שַׁבָּתוֹן derives from the root שבת (“to cease, to rest”) and carries an intensive or emphatic nuance through the -וֹן ending, indicating a full or complete cessation. Rendering it as "a solemn rest-ceasing" preserves the core idea of stopping from labor while reflecting the masculine singular absolute form (HNcmsa).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
	ashebitah	Let me cause to cease
`H7676-01`	bashabat	on the Cessation-Rest
`H7676-03`	beshabato	in his Sabbath-rest
`H7676-05`	hashabat	the Cessation
`H7673-01`	hishebata	you have caused to cease
	hishebit	he caused to cease
`H7676-07`	lashabat	to the ceasing-rest
`H7676-08`	lashabatot	for the Sabbath-rests
`H7676-09`	mishabat	from the Cessation-Rest
`H7676-11`	shabatekhem	your (m.pl.) cessation-rest
`H7676-12`	shabatot	cessation-days
`H7676-13`	shabetot	Sabbath-rests of
`H7676-15`	shabetoteyha	her ceasing-times
`H7673-04`	shavat	he has ceased
`H7673-05`	shavetah	she has ceased
`H7673-06`	tishebat	she will cease
`H7673-07`	tishebot	you (masculine singular) will cease
`H7676-16`	umishabetotay	and from my rest-days
`H7673-09`	vayishebetu	and they ceased
`H7676-18`	vehashabat	and the Cessation
	vehishebatem	and you caused to cease
`H7673-11`	vehishebati	and I will cause to cease
`H7673-12`	vehishebatikhe	and I will cause you (feminine singular) to cease
	vehishebatim	and I will cause them to cease
`H7673-13`	vehishebit	and he caused to cease
`H7673-14`	vehishebitu	and they caused to cease
`H7673-15`	venishebat	and he came to cease
`H7676-19`	veshabat	and ceasing-rest
`H7676-20`	veshabatah	and her Sabbath-rest
`H7673-16`	yashebit	he will cause to cease

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Exodus 16:23	שַׁבָּת֧וֹן	shabaton	rest
Exodus 31:15	שַׁבָּת֛וֹן	shabaton	of rest
Exodus 35:2	שַׁבָּת֖וֹן	shabaton	of-rest
Leviticus 16:31	שַׁבָּת֥וֹן	shabaton	of solemn rest
Leviticus 23:3	שַׁבָּתוֹן֙	shabaton	of rest
Leviticus 23:24	שַׁבָּת֔וֹן	shabaton	a sabbath-rest
Leviticus 23:32	שַׁבָּת֥וֹן	shabaton	of solemn rest
Leviticus 23:39	שַׁבָּת֔וֹן	shabaton	sabbath rest
Leviticus 23:39	שַׁבָּתֽוֹן	shabaton-2	sabbath rest
Leviticus 25:4	שַׁבָּתוֹן֙	shabaton	of rest
Leviticus 25:5	שַׁבָּת֖וֹן	shabaton	of sabbath