Quick Definition
breaking
Strong's Definition
rupture, i.e. a pang; figuratively, ruin
Derivation: from H7665 (שָׁבַר);
KJV Usage: breaking, destruction.
TWOT Reference: 2321b
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁבָּרוֹן (shiv.ron) — breaking. destruction, breaking, shattering, crushing
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · שׁבר
Weak
Collocation: שִׁבְרֹון מָתְנַיִם
breaking (someone's) loins > weak legs literally: breaking of (someone's) loins; hence: = causative process by which deities or circumstances cause humans to feel weak and unable to stand firm; ≈ associated with strong fear
Unsafe
disaster, destruction literally: breaking; hence: = causative action by which humans, deities, or circumstances take away peace from a community by causing destruction, death, and suffering
1 EZK 21:11 NJPS "tottering limbs" | RSV NRSV RSV "breaking heart" NIV "broken heart"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁבָּרוֹן n.[m.] breaking, crushing base