This is what the Hebrew word Shvitat ra'av (שביתת רעב) means.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁבִיתַת רָעָב
shvitat ra'av
noun · feminine
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shvitat ra'av.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי במשטר דמוקרטי בו אנשים הכפופים למסגרת כלשהי מכריזים על הפסקת אכילה ושתיה עד שימולאו דרישותיהם.
The word Shvitat ra'av is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁבִיתַת רָעָב
- Written without vowel points
- שביתת רעב
- Said
- shvitat ra'av
- Root
- ש־ב־ת
- Gematria
- 1,384
These words mean nearly the same as Shvitat ra'av.
The word Shvitat ra'av comes from the root ש־ב־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Shvitat ra'av in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shvitat ra'av.
What is a synonym for Shvitat ra'av (שביתת רעב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shvitat ra'av (שביתת רעב) are צום and תענית.
Is Shvitat ra'av (שביתת רעב) masculine or feminine?
The word Shvitat ra'av (שביתת רעב) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שביתת רעב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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