שָׁבַץ
šābaṣ
weave in chequer
Strong's H7660VerbHebrewTWOT 2320

שָׁבַץ (šābaṣ) is a Hebrew verb meaning weave in chequer. It appears 2 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7660).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2320)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2320)weave in chequer, plaited work, ornament, with a pattern; interweave, of reticulation, inchase; embroider, set
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁבַץ verb: weave in chequer, plaited work, ornament, with a pattern

Strong's H7660 שָׁבַץ: to interweave (colored) threads in squares; by implication (of reticulation) to inchase gems in gold
KJV:embroider, set.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Exodus 28:20

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