How to say “To rest” “to strike” “to observe the Sabbath” in Hebrew
לשבות
You’re all familiar with the Hebrew word שָׁבָּת (Shabbat, Shabbos, whatever), or its English equivalent, Sabbath (as in Black Sabbath).
The root of the this word is .ש.ב.ת (sh.b.t.), which is also used in the word שְׁבִיתָה (shvee-TAH), or a strike. This word is so common in Israel that I consider it core vocabulary; it’s in our Level 1 course.
To strike, or to refrain from work, is לִשְׁבּוֹת (leesh-BOHT).
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