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H8130 שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ) saw-nay'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to hate

Strong's Definition

to hate (personally)

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.

TWOT Reference: 2272

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to hate, be hateful
1a) (Qal) to hate
1a1) of man
1a2) of God
1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst)
1b) (Niphal) to be hated
1c) (Piel) hater (participle)
1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) — to hate. 1) to hate, be hateful 1a) (Qal) to hate 1a1) of man 1a2) of God 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be hated 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom Aramaic equivalent: se.ne (שְׂנָא "to hate" H8131)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · שִׂנְאָה · שָׂנִיא

Enemies | verb qal, verb pi

enemy = person who experiences hostily towards someone else and acts accordingly

GEN 24:60 · EXO 1:10 · LEV 26:17 · NUM 10:35 · DEU 7:15 · DEU 30:7 · DEU 32:41 · DEU 33:11 · 2SA 22:18 · 2SA 22:41 · 2CH 1:11 · EST 9:1 · EST 9:5 · EST 9:16 · JOB 8:22 · JOB 31:29 · PSA 9:14 · PSA 18:18 · PSA 18:41 · PSA 21:9 · PSA 35:19 · PSA 38:20 · PSA 41:8 · PSA 44:8 · PSA 44:11 · PSA 55:13 · PSA 68:2 · PSA 69:5 · PSA 69:15 · PSA 83:3 · PSA 86:17 · PSA 89:24 · PSA 106:10 · PSA 106:41 · PSA 118:7 · PSA 129:5 · PRO 25:21 · PRO 26:24 · PRO 27:6 · PRO 29:24 · EZK 16:27 · DAN 4:16

1 2SA 5:8 MT-K שׂנאו | MT-Q שְׂנֻאֵי 2 PRO 28:16 MT-K שׂנאי | MT-Q שֹׂנֵא

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂנֵא 145 vb. hate Qal 128 hate

Niph. is hated

Pi. enemy

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Bible Occurrences (139)

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