Where does “Sabbath” come from?
Sabbath comes from Ancient Greek σάββατον, borrowed from Hebrew שבת, which derives from Akkadian 𒊭𒉺𒌅.
Sabbath (English): Saturday, observed in Judaism and some Christian...
Definitions
- Saturday, observed in Judaism and some Christian...
Ancestry of “Sabbath”, step by step
Sabbath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sabat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sabat | — |
| 2 | Old English | Sabat | the Sabbath |
| 3 | Latin | Sabbatum | Sabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάββατον | Sabbath |
| 5 | Aramaic | שַׁבְּתָא | sabbath |
| 6 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 7 | Akkadian | šapattum | 15 |
via Ecclesiastical Latin sabbatum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | sabbatum | — |