Jeremiah 17:21:9Jer.17.21.W9TAB

הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת

hashshabat

the Sabbath

Transliteration
hash-sha-BAT
Extended
hahsh-shah-BAHT
IPA
/haʃ.ʃabˈbɔːθ/

Meaning by language

English
the Sabbath

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַש + שַּׁ + בָּ֔ת
hash + sha + bat
hashshabat

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    hash-sha-BAT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-YOM hash-sha-BAT

  3. clause

    ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM

  4. sentence

    KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM

Exegesis

The temporal expression be-yom hashabbat {בְּי֣וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת | bə-yôm ha-šab-bāṯ} specifies the Sabbath day.

Root and etymology

Rootshin–bet–tav

to cease, rest

In contextJeremiah 17:21

Thus says the LORD : "Guard yourselves diligently for the sake of your lives, and do not carry any burden on the Sabbath day , nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem."

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 17:21, so the Hebrew word הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת (hashshabat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.17.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.21.W9.S1) and character.