Word journey
The word sabbath
the day of ceasing from work
The journey
| Form | Language | Date | Sense |
|---|---|---|---|
| šabbāt | Biblical Hebrew · Judaism | 600 BCE | ceasing (from work), the seventh day |
| sábbaton | Koine Greek (Septuagint) · Judaism | 250 BCE | the Sabbath |
| sabbatum | Late Latin · Christianity | 400 CE | the Sabbath |
| sabat | Old English · Christianity | 900 CE | the Sabbath |
| sabath | Middle English · Christianity | 1350 CE | the Sabbath (-th spelling from the 14th century) |
What is certain and what is not
Hebrew shabbat means "ceasing" more than "rest". A link to Babylonian sapattu or a Sumerian "sa-bat" was proposed in 1919 but is speculative, so no stage is given. The English -th spelling follows the Hebrew transliteration.