sha.a.vah denotes a desolating event likened to the arrival of dread.

The attested use presents a desolating occurrence that comes upon its hearers in connection with dread.

1. A desolating onset of dread · dominant

   In Proverbs 1:27, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the comparison of dread to a desolating arrival; the APB renders the clause, "When your dread comes like desolation."

   Proverbs 1:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 1:27, the APB presents the clause with "desolation,".