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H8263 שֶׁקֶץ (sheqets) sheh'-kets

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

detestation

Strong's Definition

filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object

Derivation: from H8262 (שָׁקַץ);

KJV Usage: abominable(-tion).

TWOT Reference: 2459a,b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) detestable thing or idol, an unclean thing, an abomination, detestation

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫קֶץ (she.qets) — detestation. detestable thing or idol, an unclean thing, an abomination, detestation

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · שׁקץ

Objects

detestable thing = object that is regarded as utterly detestable, as associating with it would make one unclean

LEV 7:21 · LEV 11:10 · LEV 11:11 · LEV 11:12 · LEV 11:13 · LEV 11:20 · LEV 11:23 · LEV 11:41 · LEV 11:42 · ISA 66:17 · EZK 8:10

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫קֶץ n.m. detestation, detestable thing base

Bible Occurrences (11)

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