Where does “sabbath” come from?
Sabbath comes from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Hebrew שבת, from Akkadian 𒊭𒉺𒌅, ultimately denoting a period of rest or cessation from work.
sabbath (English): Alternative letter-case form of Sabbath
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Sabbath
Ancestry of “sabbath”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sabbath | Saturday, observed in Judaism and some Christian... |
| 2 | Middle English | sabat | — |
| 3 | Old English | Sabat | the Sabbath |
| 4 | Latin | Sabbatum | Sabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάββατον | Sabbath |
| 6 | Aramaic | שַׁבְּתָא | sabbath |
| 7 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 8 | Akkadian | šapattum | 15 |