שביתה

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
שׁ־ב־ת (š-b-t)

Action noun of the verb שָׁבַת (shavát), from the root שׁ־ב־ת (sh-b-t).

Noun[edit]

שְׁבִיתָה (sh'vitáf [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. A halt or stoppage of any sort, such as a ceasefire.
  2. Specifically, a labor strike: a work stoppage as a form of a protest.

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