how to say “ceasefire” in Hebrew
הַפְסָקַת אֵשׁ
The Hebrew word for a break is הַפְסָקָה , an active-causative verb of the root פ.ס.ק (p.s.k) meaning pause.
, an active-causative verb of the root פ.ס.ק (p.s.k) meaning pause.For example:
הָעוֹבְדִים יָצְאוּ לְהַפְסָקַת צָהֳרַיִם.
The employees went out for an afternoon break.
And אֵשׁ is fire.
is fire.So a ceasefire, or a break/ceasing in the firing, is הַפְסָקַת אֵשׁ .
.For example:
חַמַאס לֹא מְכַבֵּד הַפְסָקוֹת אֵשׁ, גַּם כְּשֶׁהוּא מְבַקֵּשׁ אֹתָן.
Hamas doesn’t honor ceasefires, even when it asks for them.