ש־ב־ת

Hebrew

Root

שׁ־ב־ת • (sh-b-t)

1. Forming words pertaining to rest and not working.

Forms

• שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Saturday, Shabbat”)
• שָׁבַת (shavát, “to rest, to stop working, to go on strike”)
• שְׁבִיתָה (shvitá, “strike”)
• הַשְׁבָּתָה (hashbáta, “lockout”)