שבת In a nutshell, I'm proposing that "שבת" is a combination of שב and בת, "sit/refrain" and "desolate/void," i.e. to cease. And on a deeper level, perhaps it's a combination of "return" and "nothingness," as in a "return to total transparency" to our infinite Creator.
Etymology of Shabbat?
Etymology of Shabbat?
Etymology of Shabbat?
שבת In a nutshell, I'm proposing that "שבת" is a combination of שב and בת, "sit/refrain" and "desolate/void," i.e. to cease. And on a deeper level, perhaps it's a combination of "return" and "nothingness," as in a "return to total transparency" to our infinite Creator.