Original Language Studio
Lamentations 5:15
“The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁבַתshâbath · shaw-bath'
H7673 · Hebrew
H7673 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.
- Grammar
- שָׁבַת֙ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 71 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:2Genesis 2:3Genesis 8:22Exodus 5:5Exodus 12:15
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁבַת here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.