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ševet שֶׁ֫בֶת ‘cessation’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šāvat שָׁבַת ‘to cease / to keep’
Roots: שׁבת

ševet n, f
1) cessation, a sitting still
 1a) meaning dubious

Mentioned in Exodus 21:19 Isaiah 30:7 Obadiah 1:3 Proverbs 20:3

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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