sabbath
part of speech
noun (the sabbath, sabbaths; Sabbath)
meaning for a pupil
1) (religion) The Sabbath is a weekly day of rest and worship: for Jews it is from Friday evening to Saturday evening; for most Christians, Sunday is kept as the Lord's Day. tree →
2) A sabbatical (from the same word) is a long break from work to rest or study. tree →
3) A witches' sabbath is a secret night meeting of witches and sorcerers. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Sabbath, or Shabbat, is the seventh day, a holy day of rest that God commanded Israel to keep. No work is done on it. Interpretation: Jewish tradition keeps Shabbat from Friday sunset to Saturday night. It lights candles, says Kiddush over wine, eats festive meals and avoids work, remembering both creation and the Exodus. In the primary lessons: In the Bible, God rests on the seventh day of creation, and the fourth commandment says "Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy". Jewish families light candles on Friday night and share a meal (Shabbat). Some Christians, like Seventh-day Adventists, keep Saturday. Bible stories show Jesus healing on the Sabbath and arguing about what rest means. Phrases: keep the Sabbath, on the Sabbath, Sabbath rest, break the Sabbath.
examples
- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Torah EXO.20.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.' (Torah EXO.35.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou hast despised My holy things, and hast profaned My sabbaths. (Prophets EZK.22.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And some of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the showbread, to prepare it every sabbath. (Writings 1CH.9.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- Moreover this they have done unto Me: they have defiled My sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned My sabbaths. (Prophets EZK.23.38, JPS 1917) tree →
- Rachel's family lights candles to welcome the Sabbath. tree →
- On the Sabbath, they don't do homework or go shopping. tree →
- Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath, and some leaders were angry. tree →
- Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. tree →
- Grandad says Sunday was a quiet Sabbath when he was small. tree →
- The Sabbath begins when the sun sets on Friday. tree →
- Others, That all the sorcerers and witches of the country kept there their sabbath or night’s meeting. tree →
note
Usually capital S; "the Sabbath" with "the". Hebrew form Shabbat. Not every faith uses the same day: Jews Saturday, most Christians Sunday, Muslims meet for prayer on Friday (but do not call it a sabbath).
In the corpora
- Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.'
- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
- Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.'
- It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.
Trees and pragmatics
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