H8441 - תּוֹעֵבַה (tôwʻêbah)

H8441 תּוֹעֵבַה (tôwʻêbah) to-ay-baw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

abomination

Strong's Definition

properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol

Derivation: or תֹּעֵבַה; feminine active participle of H8581 (תַּעָב);

KJV Usage: abominable (custom, thing), abomination.

TWOT Reference: 2530a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable

1a) in ritual sense (of unclean food, idols, mixed marriages)

1b) in ethical sense (of wickedness etc)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

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

G167 G169 G266 G458 G459 G763 G946 G947 G2041 G4189 G4190 G4191

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable 1a) in ritual sense (of unclean food, idols, mixed marriages) 1b) in ethical sense (of wickedness etc)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תֹּעֵבַה / תּוֹעֵבַה tô‛êbah BDB Definition: 1) a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable 1a) in ritual sense (of unclean food, idols, mixed marriages) 1b) in ethical sense (of wickedness etc) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: active participle of H8581 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2530a Total KJV Occurrences: 117

Bible Occurrences (112)

43:32 46:34

8:26

18:22 18:26 18:27 18:29 18:30 20:13

7:25 7:26 12:31 13:14 14:3 17:1 17:4 18:9 18:12 20:18 22:5 23:18 24:4 25:16 27:15 32:16

14:24

16:3 21:2 21:11 23:13

28:3 33:2 34:33 36:8 36:14

9:1 9:11 9:14

88:8

1:13 41:24 44:19

2:7 6:15 7:10 8:12 16:18 32:35 44:4 44:22

5:9 5:11 6:9 6:11 7:3 7:4 7:8 7:9 7:20 8:6 8:9 8:13 8:15 8:17 9:4 11:18 11:21 12:16 14:6 16:2 16:22 16:36 16:43 16:47 16:50 16:51 16:58 18:12 18:13 18:24 20:4 22:2 22:11 23:36 33:26 33:29 36:31 43:8 44:6 44:7 44:13

2:11

Genesis 43:32

They separately served Joseph, [his brothers], and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat... with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.

Genesis 46:34

you are to say, Your servants... have raised livestock... ever since our youth...... — both we and our fathers. Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds... are detestable to the Egyptians.

Exodus 8:26

But Moses replied, It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?

Leviticus 18:22

You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that [is] an abomination.

Leviticus 18:26

But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations— neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you.

Leviticus 18:27

For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.

Leviticus 18:29

Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off...... from among his people.

Leviticus 18:30

You must keep My charge not to practice [any] of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.