שָׁבָץ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. Anguish, death pangs. (Biblical)
2. 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) (medicine)
Pronunciation
shaváts
Examples5
לִפְנֵי שָׁנָה קִבַּלְתִּי שָׁבָץ.
I had a stroke last year.
תּוֹם נִפְטַר בפתאומיות מִשָּׁבָץ.
Tom died suddenly of a stroke.
הָיָה לִי שָׁבָץ.
I've had a stroke.
כשֶׁהִיא סִפְּרָה לִי שֶׁהִיא בְּהֵרָיוֹן, כִּמְעַט חָטַפְתִּי שָׁבָץ לֵב.
When she told me that she was pregnant, I almost had a heart attack.
תָּמִיד סברתי שֶׁשָּׁבָץ הוּא דַּרְכּוֹ שֶׁל הַטֶּבַע לְהוֹדִיעַ לך שזמנך עָבַר.
I always thought that a stroke was one of nature's ways to tell you that it's time to die.