Shavats (שבץ) means stroke in Hebrew.
It can also mean apoplexy. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
stroke, apoplexy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Shavats.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב שבו דם אינו מגיע לאחד מחלקי המוח ובשל כך נגרמת הפרעה בתפקוד הגוף, החל מחולשה חולפת ועד תנועות בלתי רצוניות ואבדן הכרה. בטווח הארוך השבץ עלול לגרום לפסיכוזה, לנכות ואף למוות.
- 2במקרא עווית שלפני המוות.
- 3קיצור המונח "שבץ מוחי".
- 4המילה מופיעה במקרא פעם אחת בלבד: יש שקישרו למילה המקראית תשבץ.
The word Shavats is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁבָץ
- Written without vowel points
- שבץ
- Said
- shavats
- Root
- ש־ב־צ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Inflections
- שְׁבַץ־
- Gematria
- 392
This is how Shavats is said in other languages.
- English
- stroke, apoplexy
- Arabic
- سكتة
These words mean nearly the same as Shavats.
- אירוע מוחי
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These words rhyme with Shavats.
The word Shavats is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שבץ הלב
- שבץ מוחי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shavats comes from the root ש־ב־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shavats in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shavats.
What does Shavats (שבץ) mean in Hebrew?
Shavats (שבץ) means stroke and apoplexy. It is said shavats, with the stress on vats.
What is a synonym for Shavats (שבץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shavats (שבץ) are אירוע מוחי.
What rhymes with Shavats (שבץ)?
Words that rhyme with Shavats (שבץ) include מאמץ, נמרץ, קצץ, קמץ, חצץ, and מפץ.
Is Shavats (שבץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Shavats (שבץ) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שבץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.