Words the Bible translates as sabbath
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- sabbatonσάββατονthe Sabbath: the seventh day of the week, set apart from work for rest and worship
+1 more meaning
- week: a seven-day span counted from one Sabbath to the next
- shabbatשַׁבָּתSabbath: a God-appointed time of complete stopping, set apart as holy
- shabbatonשַׁבָּתוֹןcomplete rest: the state of total stopping that marks a day, or a whole year, as a solemn time when work is laid down
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