שְׁבִיתָה
Meanings
Feminine noun
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.
Pronunciation
sh'vitá
Examples10
הַוַּעַד הֶחְלִיט לְבַטֵּל אֵת הַשְּׁבִיתָה.
The committee decided to call off the strike.
הָאֲסִירִים מְאַיְּמִים לִפְתֹּחַ בשביתת רָעֵב.
The prisoners are threatening to go on a hunger strike.
יֵשׁ שְׁבִיתָה.
There's a strike.
הַשְּׁבִיתָה תַּשְׁפִּיעַ עַל מְחִיר הַפֶּחָם?
Will the strike affect the price of coal?
שְׁבִיתָה גָּרְמָה לשִׁבּוּשִׁים במַעֲרֶכֶת הַדֹּאַר.
A strike disrupted the postal service.
הָאֲסִירִים הַפּוֹלִיטִיִּים בשביתת רָעָב כְּדֵי לְהָבִיא לשִׁפּוּר הַתְּנָאִים.
Political prisoners are on a hunger strike for better conditions.