השבית

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ב־ת (sh-b-t)

Verb

הִשְׁבִּית • (hishbít) (hif'il construction)

1. to turn off
2. to allow something to be lacking
   • Tanach, Exodus 29:16, with translation of the World English Bible:

     וְכָל קָרְבַּן מִנְחָתְךָ בַּמֶּלַח תִּמְלָח וְלֹא תַשְׁבִּית מֶלַח בְּרִית אֱלֹהֶיךָ מֵעַל מִנְחָתֶךָ

     Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt; neither shall you allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal offering.

References

• “השבית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language