שבץ

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שבץ

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In sense “anguish, death pangs”, occurs once in the Bible. In sense “stroke”, is shortened from שבץ מוחי (shaváts mokhí, “a brain shaváts”).

noun שָׁבָץ · shaváts · שְׁבַץ־

Biblical Anguish, death pangs. וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי עֲמׇד־נָא עָלַי וּמֹתְתֵנִי כִּי אֲחָזַנִי הַשָּׁבָץ כִּי־כָל־עוֹד נַפְשִׁי בִּי׃
stroke (a sudden interruption of blood supply to the brain, causing minor to major brain damage and possible death; it may be either hemorrhagic or thrombotic) 2012 August 30, Dr. Itay Gal (ד״ר איתי גל), “חדשה מתוקה: שוקולד מפחית סיכון לשבץ בגברים” (khadashá m'tuká: shókolad mafkhít sikún l'shaváts big'varím, “Sweet news: Chocolate lowers risk of stroke in men”), Ynet.
Similar: שבץ מוחי

In English

stroke loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly in
apoplexy bleeding of internal organs
cramps cramping of the muscles

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שבץ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%A5},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}