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Strong's #8441 - תּוֹעֵבָה
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- a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable
- in ritual sense (of unclean food, idols, mixed marriages)
- in ethical sense (of wickedness etc)
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2897) bot (תאהב TAhB) AC: Hate CO: ? AB: Disgusting
V) bot (תאהב TAhB) - Hate: To hate something that is disgusting. KJV (22): (vf: Niphal, Hiphil, Piel) abhor, abominable - Strongs: H8581 (תָּעַב)
gf1) eboft (תואהבה TWAhBH) - Disgusting: KJV (117): abomination, abominable - Strongs: H8441 (תּוֹעֵבָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 ritual sense:
a. Israel's sacrifices, מִצְרַיִם׳ת (genitive object) Exodus 8:22 (twice in verse) (E), compare Genesis 46:34 (J); למצרים׳ת Genesis 43:32 (J); לְ׳ת of physical repugnance Psalm 88:9.
b. to God and his people: ׳ת of unclean food Deuteronomy 14:3; worshipper of idols Isaiah 41:24, compare Jeremiah 2:7; various objectionable acts: ׳לפני י׳ת Deuteronomy 24:4; ׳י׳ת Deuteronomy 7:25 (חֵרֶם, compare Deuteronomy 7:26), Deuteronomy 17:1; Deuteronomy 18:12; Deuteronomy 22:5; Deuteronomy 23:19; Deuteronomy 27:15; offering of children (עשׂה) Deuteronomy 12:31, compare Jeremiah 32:35, also plural 2 Kings 16:3 2 Chronicles 28:3; Deuteronomy 18:9,12 ( + witchcraft); idolatrous practices (sometimes with other illegal acts) ׳עשׂה (כ)ת Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 17:4; Ezekiel 16:50; Ezekiel 18:12; Malachi 2:11 (intermarriage with idolaters), compare Jeremiah 44:4; usually with plural noun Deuteronomy 20:18; 1 Kings 14:24; 2 Kings 21:2,11; 2 Chronicles 33:2; 36:8; Jeremiah 7:10; Jeremiah 44:22; Ezekiel 8:6 12t. Ezekiel; compare תועבות 2 Chronicles 36:14; Ezra 9:1,11,14; Ezekiel 5:9 18t. Ezekiel; of idols Deuteronomy 32:16; (תועבה) 2 Kings 23:13; Isaiah 44:19 (compare Deuteronomy 27:15); idolatrous objects 2 Chronicles 34:33; "" שׁקּוצים Jeremiah 16:18 (R JE) Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 11:18,21, (׳צַלְמֵי ת) Ezekiel 7:20; "" גלולים Ezekiel 14:6, compare Ezekiel 6:9; ׳גִּלּוּלֵי ת Ezekiel 16:36.
2 ethical sense:
a. c. Genitive object of man, שְׂפָתַי׳ת Proverbs 8:7, מלכים׳ת Proverbs 16:12, צדיקים׳ת Proverbs 29:27a, כסילים׳ת Proverbs 13:19, רָשָׁע׳ת Proverbs 29:27b, לְאָדָם׳ת Proverbs 24:9.
b. to God and his people: ׳ת of sacrifice of wicked Proverbs 21:27 (compare Proverbs 15:8), his prayers Proverbs 28:9 compare Isaiah 1:13 (לְ׳ת), probably also Jeremiah 6:15 = Jeremiah 8:12 (of various kinds of wickedness); unchastity Leviticus 18:22; with עשׂה Leviticus 20:13 (H) Ezekiel 22:11; Ezekiel 33:26; compare תועבות Leviticus 18:26,27,29 (compare Leviticus 18:30; H), also Proverbs 26:25; ׳י׳ת Deuteronomy 25:16; Proverbs 3:32 10t. Proverbs , compare Proverbs 6:16.