Shevet שֶׁ֫בֶת
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| שֶׁ֫בֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shevet |
| Strong's number | H7674 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | cessation |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (1) |
Shevet (Hebrew שֶׁ֫בֶת, Strong's H7674) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “cessation”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) cessation, a sitting still
1a) meaning uncertain
1a) meaning uncertain
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | time (1), cease (1), still (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | man for his lost work (1), resolve (1), sits still (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shevet, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 21:19If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 20:3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:7For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).