Sabbath
sha-BAT
Meanings
About “Sabbath” in Hebrew
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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.
Torah Verses with Gematria 702
These Bible verses share the same numerical value as “Sabbath” (702).
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”.
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,
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.
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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