how to say “day of rest” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/יום-מנוחה-#.m4a” /]יוֹם מְנוּחָה
שבת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/יום-מנוחה-#.m4a” /] is the Hebrew name of the seventh day of the week. English’s Sabbath is just a transliteration of the Hebrew, which means refraining from working.
A day of rest is יום מנוחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/יום-מנוחה-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/יום-מנוחה-#.m4a” /]בישראל, כל עובד זכאי ליום מנוחה שבועי.
In Israel, every employee is entitled to a weekly day of rest.
This day of rest is usually שבת, but not always.