A Broken Heart
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The Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament 7665. שָׁבַר šāḇar
(Ezek. 30:21, 22). It also depicts the literal smashing or shattering of the tablets of the commandments (Ex. 32:19). Further expressions of the word can mean to bring to the moment of birth (Isa. 66:9);
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
7665. שָׁבַר šāḇar: A verb meaning to break, to burst, to break in pieces, to break down, to break up, to smash, to shatter, to bring to birth. The word is most often used to express bursting or breaking. Other meanings include God’s actions against stubborn pride (Lev. 26:19); or a metaphor for deliverance expressed figuratively by the breaking of a yoke (Jer. 28:2). The Bible differentiates the difference between “Soul Power” and Spiritual Power.
In a figurative sense, the word describes the breaking of Pharaoh’s arms. Thus disarming, literally, the devil/the enemy
(Ezek. 30:21, 22). It also depicts the literal smashing or shattering of the tablets of the commandments (Ex. 32:19). Further expressions of the word can mean to bring to the moment of birth (Isa. 66:9).
