שָׁבַת (šābat) is a Hebrew verb meaning cease. It appears 71 times in 19 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7673).

Also rendered

• keep

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2323c)

Root family 2323: שָׁבַת šābat — cease, desist, rest

• שַׁבָּת šabbāt — Sabbath
• שַׁבָּתוֹן šabbātôn — sabbath observance
• שֶׁבֶת šebet — cessation
• מִשְׁבָּת mišbāt — cessation

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