Sabbath
The Sabbath is the seventh day, set apart by God as a day of cessation from ordinary labor.
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Week
A period of seven days, under the usual name of a week, שבעה, is mentioned as far back as the time of the deluge, Gen. vii, 4, 10; This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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- Subject type
- Subject
- Strong’s
- H7620, G4521
- Hebrew
- שָׁבוּעַ · shâbûwaʻ
- Greek
- σάββατον · sábbaton
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Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
שָׁבוּעַ
- Transliteration
- shâbûwaʻ
- Pronunciation
- shaw-boo'-ah
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 20
Glosses
seven, week.
Lexicon definition
literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
σάββατον
- Transliteration
- sábbaton
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 68
Glosses
sabbath (day), week
Lexicon definition
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself)
by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths
likewise the plural in all the above applications
by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths
likewise the plural in all the above applications
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
שָׁבוּעַ
- Transliteration
- shâbûwaʻ
- Pronunciation
- shaw-boo'-ah
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 20
Glosses
period of seven, heptad, week, seven, week.
Lexicon definition
literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
Complete dictionary entries
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Week
From the beginning, time was divided into weeks, each consisting of six days of working and one of rest (Gen. 2:2, 3; 7:10; 8:10, 12; 29:28). The references to this division of days becomes afterwards more frequent (Ex. 34:22; Lev. 12:5; Num. 28:26; Deut. 16:16; 2 Chr. 8:13; Jer. 5:24; Dan. 9:24-27; 10:2, 3). It has been found to exist among almost all nations.
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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
WEEKS
A period of seven days, under the usual name of a week, שבעה, is mentioned as far back as the time of the deluge, Gen. vii, 4, 10; viii, 10, 12; xxix, 27, 28. It must, therefore, be considered a very ancient division of time, especially as the various nations among whom it has been noticed, for instance, the Nigri in Africa, appear to have received it from the sons of Noah. The enumeration of the days of the week commenced at Sunday. Saturday was the last or seventh, and was the Hebrew Sabbath, or day of rest. The Egyptians gave to the days of the week the same names that they assigned to the planets. From the circumstance that the Sabbath was the principal day of the week, the whole period of seven days was likewise called שפת, in Syriac שבתא, in the New Testament σάϐϐατον and σάϐϐατα. The Jews, accordingly, in designating the successive days of the week, were accustomed to say, the first day of the Sabbath, that is, of the week; the second day of the Sabbath, that is, Sunday, Monday, &c, Mark xvi, 2, 9; Luke xxiv, 1; John xx, i, 19. In addition to the week of days, the Jews had three other seasons, denominated weeks, Lev. xxv, 1–17; Deut. xvi, 9–10: 1. The week of weeks. It was a period of seven weeks or forty-nine days, which was succeeded on the fiftieth day by the feast of pentecost, ϖεντηκοσὴ, “fifty,” Deut. xvi, 9, 10. 2. The week of years. This was a period of seven years, during the last of which the land remained untilled, and the people enjoyed a Sabbath or season of rest. 3. The week of seven sabbatical years. It was a period of forty-nine years, and was succeeded by the year of jubilee, Lev. xxv, 1–22; xxvi, 34. See YEAR.
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Concordance
Strong's Concordance
Week
Indexed occurrences: 12
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Strong's Concordance
Weeks
Indexed occurrences: 15
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All Scripture references223 references
Genesis 52
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Exodus 41
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Leviticus 29
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Numbers 37
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Sources
- Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
- Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
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Elements
In its primary sense, as denoting the first principles or constituents of things, it is used in 2 Pet. 3:10: "The elements shall be dissolved." In a secondary sense it denotes the first principles of any art or science. In this sense it is used in Gal. 4:3, 9; Col. 2:8, 20, where the expressions, "elements of the world," "week and beggarly elements," denote that state of religious knowledge existing among the Jews before the coming of Christ, the rudiments of religious teaching. They are "of the world," because they are made up of types which appeal to the senses. They are "weak," because insufficient; and "beggarly," or "poor," because they are dry and barren, not being accompanied by an outpouring of spiritual gifts and graces, as the gospel is.
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Marriage-feasts
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Seven
This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the seventh day God rested, and hallowed it (Gen. 2:2, 3). The division of time into weeks of seven days each accounts for many instances of the occurrence of this number. This number has been called the symbol of perfection, and also the symbol of rest. "Jacob's seven years' service to Laban; Pharaoh's seven fat oxen and seven lean ones; the seven branches of the golden candlestick; the seven trumpets and the seven priests who sounded them; the seven days' siege of Jericho; the seven churches, seven spirits, seven stars, seven seals, seven vials, and many others, sufficiently prove the importance of this sacred number" (see Lev. 25:4; 1 Sam. 2:5; Ps. 12:6; 79:12; Prov. 26:16; Isa. 4:1; Matt. 18:21, 22; Luke 17:4). The feast of Passover (Ex. 12:15, 16), the feast of Weeks (Deut. 16:9), of Tabernacles (13:15), and the Jubilee (Lev. 25:8), were all ordered by seven. Seven is the number of sacrifice (2 Chr. 29:21; Job 42:8), of purification and consecration (Lev. 42:6, 17; 8:11, 33; 14:9, 51), of forgiveness (Matt. 18:21, 22; Luke 17:4), of reward (Deut. 28:7; 1 Sam. 2:5), and of punishment (Lev. 26:21, 24, 28; Deut. 28:25). It is used for any round number in such passages as Job 5:19; Prov. 26:16, 25; Isa. 4:1; Matt. 12:45. It is used also to mean "abundantly" (Gen. 4:15, 24; Lev. 26:24; Ps. 79:12).
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