Anti-swearing law

[A. Maberry]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Bruce Dykes wrote:
>
> Now the question becomes, what does sabbath literally mean, as used in the
> scripture, and where and how along the way does it get shifted a day?

The basic meanings of the root sh-b-t from which Sabbath is derived are:
to cease, stop rest, celebrate (with direct or indirect connection with
the Sabbath).

Allen
maberry at u.washington.edu