7677. shabbathon
Lexical Summary
shabbathon: Sabbath observance, rest, sabbatism

Original Word: שַׁבָּתוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: shabbathown
Pronunciation: shab-baw-thone'
Phonetic Spelling: (shab-baw-thone')
KJV: rest, sabbath
NASB: complete rest, rest, sabbath observance, sabbatical, solemn rest
Word Origin: [from H7676 (שַׁבָּת - sabbath)]

1. a sabbatism or special holiday

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
rest, sabbath

From shabbath; a sabbatism or special holiday -- rest, sabbath.

see HEBREW shabbath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shabath
Definition
sabbath observance, sabbatism
NASB Translation
complete rest (4), rest (4), sabbath observance (1), sabbatical (1), solemn rest (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שַׁבָּתוֺן noun masculine sabbath observance, sabbatism; — ׳שׁ Exodus 16:23 10t. P; usually phrase שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֺן sabbath of sabbatic observance; —

1 of weekly sabbath Exodus 31:15; Exodus 35:2; Leviticus 23:3; Exodus 16:23 (שַׁבָּתוֺן שַׁבַּת קֹדֶשׁ, probably transposed).

2 day of atonement Leviticus 16:31; Leviticus 23:32.

3 sabbatical year Leviticus 25:4; compare שְׁנַת שַׁבָּתוֺן Leviticus 25:5.

4 ׳שׁ alone of feast of trumpets Leviticus 23:24, and of first and eighth days of feast of tabernacles Leviticus 23:39; Leviticus 23:39.



Topical Lexicon
Overview

The term שַׁבָּתוֹן occurs eleven times and denotes a God-ordained cessation from ordinary labor. It intensifies the idea of sabbath (שַׁבָּת) by emphasizing the restful, celebratory character of certain days and seasons. Every instance binds Israel to a rhythm of work and rest that reflects God’s own pattern at creation and His redemptive purposes for His covenant people.

Biblical Usage

1. Weekly Sabbath enhancement – Exodus 16:23; 31:15; 35:2; Leviticus 23:3
2. Festival rest – Leviticus 23:24 (Trumpets); 23:32 (Day of Atonement evening-to-evening); 23:39 (first and eighth days of Booths)
3. High holy day of atonement – Leviticus 16:31
4. Sabbatical year – Leviticus 25:4-5

The Sabbath Day Rest

When the manna test was given, Moses declared, “Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD” (Exodus 16:23). The word highlights not only abstention from work but positive dedication to holiness. Later, the construction of the tabernacle pauses under the same command (Exodus 31:15; 35:2), teaching that even the building of God’s house must yield to the principle of rest.

Festival Sabbaths

Leviticus 23 assigns שַׁבָּתוֹן to trumpet day, the Day of Atonement, and the opening and closing days of the Feast of Booths. These were “a day of complete rest, a sacred assembly” (Leviticus 23:24). By labeling major feasts this way, Scripture equates their solemnity with the weekly Sabbath, ensuring worship, reflection, and communal joy mark Israel’s sacred calendar.

The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16:31 calls Yom Kippur “a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves.” Physical rest undergirds spiritual affliction; Israel is freed from labor so the nation can focus on repentance and the gracious provision of atonement through the high priest’s ministry.

The Sabbatical Year

“During the seventh year the land is to have a Sabbath of complete rest” (Leviticus 25:4). Here שַׁבָּתוֹן expands from human rest to creation itself, reminding Israel that the earth belongs to the LORD. Observance required trust in divine provision, cultivated ecological stewardship, and prefigured the ultimate restoration of all things.

Theological Significance

1. Imitatio Dei – Just as God “rested on the seventh day,” His people participate in His rest, bearing witness to His sovereignty.
2. Covenant sign – Repeated emphasis in Exodus binds שַׁבָּתוֹן to covenant loyalty; violation incurs death (Exodus 31:15).
3. Mercy and equality – Masters, servants, foreigners, livestock, and even soil share the same rest, showcasing God’s compassion and leveling social distinctions.
4. Anticipation of promised rest – Israel’s cyclical rests point forward to a fuller, final rest “for the people of God” (compare Hebrews 4:9, where the Greek cognate σαββατισμός echoes the Hebrew term).

Practical Ministry Applications

• Worship leaders may draw on שַׁבָּתוֹן texts to teach congregations that true rest includes gathered praise and reflection on redemption.
• Pastoral counseling can remind believers that rest is not optional self-indulgence but commanded trust in God’s provision.
• Stewardship ministries can invoke the sabbatical year to advocate for creation care and economic compassion.

Messianic and Eschatological Overtones

The festival rests foreshadow Messiah’s saving work. Trumpets announce His kingship, Atonement declares His sacrificial priesthood, and Booths anticipates His dwelling among His people. Revelation’s vision of eternal worship fulfills the promise embedded in every שַׁבָּתוֹן—a consummate, unbroken rest in the presence of the Lamb.

Forms and Transliterations
שַׁבָּת֔וֹן שַׁבָּת֖וֹן שַׁבָּת֛וֹן שַׁבָּת֥וֹן שַׁבָּת֧וֹן שַׁבָּתֽוֹן׃ שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ שבתון שבתון׃ šab·bā·ṯō·wn šabbāṯōwn shabbaTon
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Exodus 16:23
HEB: דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שַׁבָּת֧וֹן שַׁבַּת־ קֹ֛דֶשׁ
NAS: Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy
KJV: To morrow [is] the rest of the holy
INT: meant the LORD sabbath sabbath A holy

Exodus 31:15
HEB: הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י שַׁבַּ֧ת שַׁבָּת֛וֹן קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַיהוָ֑ה
NAS: there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy
KJV: [is] the sabbath of rest, holy
INT: the seventh sabbath of complete holy to the LORD

Exodus 35:2
HEB: קֹ֛דֶשׁ שַׁבַּ֥ת שַׁבָּת֖וֹן לַיהוָ֑ה כָּל־
NAS: [day], a sabbath of complete rest to the LORD;
KJV: a sabbath of rest to the LORD:
INT: A holy a sabbath of complete to the LORD whoever

Leviticus 16:31
HEB: שַׁבַּ֨ת שַׁבָּת֥וֹן הִיא֙ לָכֶ֔ם
NAS: It is to be a sabbath of solemn rest for you, that you may humble
KJV: It [shall be] a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict
INT: sabbath of solemn he you may humble

Leviticus 23:3
HEB: הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ מִקְרָא־ קֹ֔דֶשׁ
NAS: there is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy
KJV: [is] the sabbath of rest, an holy
INT: the seventh sabbath of complete convocation A holy

Leviticus 23:24
HEB: יִהְיֶ֤ה לָכֶם֙ שַׁבָּת֔וֹן זִכְר֥וֹן תְּרוּעָ֖ה
NAS: you shall have a rest, a reminder
KJV: [day] of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial
INT: of the month shall have A rest A reminder blowing

Leviticus 23:32
HEB: שַׁבַּ֨ת שַׁבָּת֥וֹן הוּא֙ לָכֶ֔ם
NAS: It is to be a sabbath of complete rest to you, and you shall humble
KJV: It [shall be] unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict
INT: sabbath of complete he shall humble

Leviticus 23:39
HEB: בַּיּ֤וֹם הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ שַׁבָּת֔וֹן וּבַיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י
NAS: days, with a rest on the first
KJV: day [shall be] a sabbath, and on the eighth
INT: day the first A rest day the eighth

Leviticus 23:39
HEB: וּבַיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י שַׁבָּתֽוֹן׃
NAS: day and a rest on the eighth
KJV: day [shall be] a sabbath.
INT: day the eighth rest

Leviticus 25:4
HEB: הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָאָ֔רֶץ
NAS: a sabbath rest, a sabbath
KJV: shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land,
INT: the seventh A sabbath rest shall have the land

Leviticus 25:5
HEB: תִבְצֹ֑ר שְׁנַ֥ת שַׁבָּת֖וֹן יִהְיֶ֥ה לָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: the land shall have a sabbatical year.
KJV: [for] it is a year of rest unto the land.
INT: gather year A sabbatical shall have the land

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7677
11 Occurrences


šab·bā·ṯō·wn — 11 Occ.

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