בַּ/שַּׁבָּ֛ת

𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤕

bashabat

on-the-Sabbath

intensive from שָׁבַת; intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath; ([phrase] every) sabbath.

H7676

Nehemiah 13:16 · Word #9

Lexicon H7676

Lemmaשַׁבָּת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤁𐤕
Transliterationshabbâth
Strong'sH7676
In-contexton-the-Sabbath

Morphology HRd/Ncbsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7676-01

on the Cessation-Rest

Rootשבת (sh-b-t)
Core Meaningscease, stop, desist, rest, interrupt activity
Semantic Rangeweekly day of rest; Sabbath day; by extension, a time of solemn rest or cessation; occasionally used in broader calendrical or cultic contexts.
Conceptual SignificanceThe Sabbath embodies covenantal cessation patterned after YHWH’s own ceasing from creative work. It functions as a sign of covenant identity, sacred time set apart for rest, worship, and trust in divine provision.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ ("in/on") with assimilated definite article ("the") + feminine singular absolute noun שַׁבָּת ("Sabbath").
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׁבָּת derives from the root שבת, "to cease" or "to stop," and denotes a day characterized by cessation from labor. Rendering it as "Cessation-Rest" preserves the root sense of stopping while conveying its function as a day of rest. The prefixed בַּ־ (in/on the) with the definite article is reflected in "on the," and the feminine singular noun is represented by the singular form "Cessation-Rest."

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

Words from Root שבת (cease, stop, desist, rest, interrupt activity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7673-01 ashebitah Let me cause to cease
H7676-03 beshabato in his Sabbath-rest
H7676-05 hashabat the Cessation

Word Usage (111 occurrences of H7676)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 16:23 שַׁבַּת shabat Sabbath
Exodus 16:25 שַׁבָּ֥ת shabat a sabbath
Exodus 16:26 שַׁבָּ֖ת shabat Sabbath