שַׁבָּת

Sabbath

sha-BAT

Meanings

SabbathDay of restSaturday

About “Sabbath” in Hebrew

Shabbat is the weekly day of rest observed from Friday sunset to Saturday nightfall, considered the most important Jewish holiday—it appears in the Ten Commandments. In Israel, public transportation stops, businesses close, and families gather for festive meals with candle lighting, wine, and challah. The Talmud describes Shabbat as a taste of the world to come.

Example

שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם וּמְבוֹרָךְ!
A peaceful and blessed Sabbath!

Gematria of “Sabbath” (שבת)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word שבת (sha-BAT) has a gematria value of 702.

300ש+
2ב+
400ת
 =
total702

Torah Verses with Gematria 702

These Bible verses share the same numerical value as “Sabbath” (702).

Numbers 1:7במדבר 1:7

ליהודה נחשון בן עמינדב

From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab.

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

Sabbath” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “sabbath”.

Amos 8:5עמוס 8:5

לאמר מתי יעבר החדש ונשבירה שבר והשבת ונפתחה בר להקטין איפה ולהגדיל שקל ולעות מאזני מרמה

Saying, “If only the new moon were over, so that we could sell grain; the sabbath, so that we could offer wheat for sale, using an ephah that is too small, and a shekel that is too big, that is too small, and a shekel that is too big tilting a dishonest scale,

Deuteronomy 5:12דברים 5:12

שמור את יום השבת לקדשו כאשר צוך יהוה אלהיך

Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the ETERNAL your God has commanded you.

Deuteronomy 5:14דברים 5:14

ויום השביעי שבת ליהוה אלהיך לא תעשה כל מלאכה אתה ובנך ובתך ועבדך ואמתך ושורך וחמרך וכל בהמתך וגרך אשר בשעריך למען ינוח עבדך ואמתך כמוך

But the seventh day is a sabbath of the ETERNAL your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your ox or your donkey, or any of your cattle, or the stranger in your settlements, so that your male and female slave may rest as you do.

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter shin.

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