Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7674 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שֶׁבֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H7673 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | shebeth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sheh'-beth |
| Meaning: | 1. rest, interruption, cessation |
| KJV Renderings: | cease, sit still, loss of time. |
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II. שֶׁ֫בֶת noun feminine cessation (dubious) Prov 20:3 (with מֵרִיב ᵐ5 ἀποστρέφεσθαι = שׁוּב); שִׁבְתּוֺ Exod 21:19 i.e. from work = his loss of time (but Di I. שֶׁבֶת). — Isa 30:7 perhaps = a sitting still (indolently) √ישׁב, but probably corrupt, see Du Che and others
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
