שָׁבָץ
shavats · agony, cramp
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7661 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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shavats (שָׁבָץ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “agony, cramp”.
A word that appears only once (2 Samuel 1:9): a dizziness, cramp or agony that takes hold of someone. Its exact sense is not certain.
How to say it
sha·vats
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 1:9
He said to me, ‘Stand, please, over me and put me to death, for agony has seized me, for all my life is still in me.’