KJV dictionary & concordance

sabbath

Meaning of “sabbath”

An appointed holy rest or cessation from ordinary labour; especially the seventh-day rest, or a sabbatical rest for the land.

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136 occurrences115 verses18 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 16:23

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Every verse containing “sabbath”

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Deuteronomy 5:12

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Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Deuteronomy 5:12 · retained source text

Keepe the Sabbath day to sanctifie it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.

Deuteronomy 5:14

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But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Deuteronomy 5:14 · retained source text

But the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not doe any worke, thou, nor thy sonne, nor thy daughter, nor thy man seruant, nor thy maid seruant, nor thine oxe, nor thine asse, nor any of thy cattel, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates, that thy man seruant and thy maid seruant may rest as well as thou.

1611 marginal noteGen. 2.2. Heb. 4.4.

Deuteronomy 5:15

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And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Deuteronomy 5:15 · retained source text

And remember that thou wast a seruant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence, through a mightie hand, and by a stretched out arme: Therefore the LORD thy God commaunded thee to keepe the Sabbath day.