Quick Definition
to detest
Strong's Definition
to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: abhor, make abominable, have in abomination, detest, [idiom] utterly.
TWOT Reference: 2459
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) (Piel) to detest, make abominable, count filthy, make detestable
1a) to detest
1b) to make detestable
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) (Piel) to detest, make abominable, count filthy, make detestable
1a) to detest
1b) to make detestable
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁקַץ
shâqats
BDB Definition:
1) (Piel) to detest, make abominable, count filthy, make detestable
1a) to detest
1b) to make detestable
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2459
Total KJV Occurrences: 6