Both roots, šbt and nwḥ, move away from the all-too-common conception of rest as relaxation. It is the third verb, npš, that comes closest to that idea, but this verb is only used three times (Ex. 23:12; 31:17; 2 Sam. 16:14). Exodus 31:17 is the only occurrence in which God is the subject, and it does refer to the seventh day. The idea of refreshment is most likely, but the occurrences are too few to locate the nuance precisely. In summary, the lexical information suggests that the seventh day