Hebrew word · Strong's H7676

שַׁבָּת

shabbâth · shab-bawth' · noun · “sabbath, rest”

In a sentence

Shabbat means rest, a ceasing of work. It is the divine pattern from creation, codified in the Law, and finally embodied in Jesus, who gives rest to the weary.

Shabbat comes from the verb to cease, to rest. God set the pattern at creation — six days of work, one of rest — and embedded it as a sign of covenant for Israel.

The New Testament reads the Sabbath as pointing forward: Jesus calls the weary to come and find rest in him. A “Sabbath rest remains for the people of God” — fulfilled in Christ, awaited in glory.

Strong's reference

Definition: intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath

KJV usage: ([phrase] every) sabbath.

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” Matthew 11:28 “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Hebrews 4:9 “There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.