Nehemiah 13:19:7Neh.13.19.W7TAB

הַשַׁבָּ֗ת

hashabat

the Sabbath

Transliteration
ha-sha-BAT
Extended
hah-shah-BAAT
IPA
/haʃʃaˈbaːt/

Meaning by language

English
the Sabbath

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Result
הַ + שַׁ + בָּ֗ת
ha + sha + bat
hashabat

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

    ha-sha-BAT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lif-NE ha-sha-BAT

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER tsa-la-LU sha-a-RE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lif-NE ha-sha-BAT va-om-RA va-yis-sag-RU had-de-la-TOT va-om-RA a-SHER LO yif-ta-KHUM AD a-KHAR ha-sha-BAT

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER tsa-la-LU sha-a-RE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lif-NE ha-sha-BAT va-om-RA va-yis-sag-RU had-de-la-TOT va-om-RA a-SHER LO yif-ta-KHUM AD a-KHAR ha-sha-BAT u-min-ne-a-RAI he-e-mad-TI al-ha-she-a-RIM lo-ya-VO mas-SA be-YOM ha-sha-BAT

Exegesis

The relative clause asher lo yiftachum ad achar haShabbat {אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִפְתָּחוּם עַד אַחַר הַשַּׁבָּת | ʾa-šer lō yip-ta-ḥûm ʿad ā-ḥar ha-šab-bāt} ‘that they shall not open until after the Sabbath’ establishes the prohibition.

The prepositional phrase u-minne'arai he'emadti {וּמִנְּעָרַי הֶעֱמַדְתִּי | u-min-ne-ʿa-rā-yî he-ʿe-maḏ-tî} ‘and I stationed from my young men’ emphasizes personal oversight, and the clause lo yavo masa beyom haShabbat {לֹא־יָבוֹא מַשָּׂא בְּיוֹם הַשַבָּת | lō-yā-vo ma-śāʾ be-yôm ha-šab-bat} ‘that no burden shall come on the Sabbath day’ presents the Sabbath restriction. The English rendering maintains Hebrew sequence and clarity.

Root and etymology

ש־ב־ת

to cease, rest

In contextNehemiah 13:19

When evening shadows fell at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be closed, and I commanded that they must not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my young men at the gates, so that no burden would be brought in on the Sabbath day.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Nehemiah 13:19, so the Hebrew word הַשַׁבָּ֗ת (hashabat) 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 Neh.13.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.19.W7.S1) and character.