Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7661 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׁבָץ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7660 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | shabats |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaw-bawts' |
| Meaning: | 1. entanglement, i.e. (figuratively) perplexity |
| KJV Renderings: | anguish. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
שָׁבָץ noun masculine (meaning and connection with above √ dubious)׳ אֲחָזַנִי הַשּׁ 1Sam 1:9 ׳ הַשּׁ hath seized me, i.e. perhaps cramp ( EwG iii. 147 Th Ke, compare Dr); al. giddiness (Thes Klo HPS), as intricacy, confusion; Kit Bu Now leave undecided.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
