Leviticus 23:3:8Lev.23.3.W8TAB
שַׁבָּתוֹן֙
shabaton
“solemn rest”
- Transliteration
- sha-ba-TON
- Extended
- shah-bah-TOHN
- IPA
- /ʃab.baˈtoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- solemn rest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-ba-TON
- phraseyour reading level
sha-BAT sha-ba-TON
- clause
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO
- sentence
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO sha-BAT HI la-ye-ho-VAH beh-KOHL moh-shvo-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The paired terms shabbat shabbaton {שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן | šabbāṯ šabbāṯōn} form an intensifying merismus for total cessation.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-b-t
“cease, rest”
In context — Leviticus 23:3
Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 23:3, so the Hebrew word שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ (shabaton) 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 Lev.23.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.3.W8.S1) and character.