H7673b H7673b
keep, observe (sabbath); to rest or cause to rest in observance of sacred time
This denominative verb derives from the noun שַׁבָּת (sabbath) and means to keep or observe the sabbath rest. The land itself is described as resting a sabbath to the Lord in Leviticus 25:2, establishing the sabbatical year principle. The multilingual glosses consistently emphasize rest (Spanish descansará, French repos, German Ruhe), reflecting the core idea of cessation from labor. Both occurrences involve observing sacred rest periods—the weekly sabbath and the sabbatical year—as acts of covenant faithfulness.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The verb appears in contexts commanding sabbath observance, whether the weekly rest (Leviticus 23:32) or the land's sabbatical rest (Leviticus 25:2). The consistent translation pattern across languages ('shall rest,' 'devra repos,' 'soll Ruhe') highlights the covenantal requirement to cease from ordinary activity. The land 'keeping sabbath to the Lord' personifies creation's participation in sacred rhythm. 2×
AR["تَسْبِتُونَ", "وَتَسْبِتُ"]·ben["এবং-বিশ্রাম-করবে", "বিরত-থাকবে"]·DE["du-soll-Ruhe", "und-soll-Ruhe"]·EN["and-shall-rest", "you-shall-rest"]·FR["et-devra-repos", "tu-devra-repos"]·heb["ו-שבתה", "תשבתו"]·HI["और-विश्राम करे", "मनाओ"]·ID["harus-kamu-rayakan", "maka-akan-berhentilah"]·IT["e-dovra-riposare", "tu-dovra-riposare"]·jav["mila-leren", "sami-lerena"]·KO["그리고-쉬을-것이다", "쉬라-너희는"]·PT["descansareis", "e-descansará"]·RU["и-будет-покоиться", "соблюдайте"]·ES["descansaréis", "y-descansará"]·SW["mtashika", "na-itapumzika"]·TR["tutacaksınız", "ve-dinlenecek"]·urd["آرام-کرو", "اور-سبت-منائے"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [שָׁבַת] vb.denom. keep, observe (sabbath);— Qal , c. acc. cogn.; Pf. 3 fs. וְשָֽׁבְתָה הָאָרֶץ שַׁבָּת לי׳ Lv 25:2, cf. 2 Ch 36:21; 2 mpl. מֵעֶרֶב עַד־ עֶרֶב תִּשְׁבְּתוּ שַׁבַּתְּכֶ֑ם Lv 23:32 (P).