Quick Definition
to abhor
Strong's Definition
to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: (make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), [idiom] utterly.
TWOT Reference: 2530
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תַּעָב (ta.av) — to abhor. 1) to abhor, be abominable, do abominably 1a) (Niphal) to be abhorred, be detested 1a1) in the ritual sense 1a2) in the ethical sense 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to loathe, abhor, regard as an abomination 1b1a) in the ritual sense 1b1b) in the ethical sense 1b2) to cause to be an abomination 1c) (Hiphil) to make abominable, do abominably 1c1) in the ritual sense 1c2) in the ethical sense Also means: ta.av (תָּאַב "to loathe" H8374)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · תֹּועֵבָה
Hate | verb pi, verb nif | ≈ שׂנא
to abhor = state in which humans or deities experience a deep hostility or aversion towards a person, object, or activity
DEU 7:26 · DEU 7:26 · DEU 23:8 · DEU 23:8 · 1CH 21:6 · JOB 9:31 · JOB 19:19 · JOB 30:10 · PSA 5:7 · PSA 106:40 · PSA 107:18 · PSA 119:163 · ISA 14:19 · ISA 49:7 · EZK 16:25 · AMO 5:10 · MIC 3:9
Wrong | verb hif
to act abominably = action by which humans are engaged in activities that provoke a deep hostility or aversion in others
Wrong | verb hif
Collocation: תעב עֲלִילָה
to act abominably literally: to make (one's) deeds abominable; hence: = action by which humans are engaged in activities that provoke a deep hostility or aversion in others
Wrong | verb hif
Collocation: תעב עָוֶל
to act abominably literally: to make (one's) wrong abominable; hence: = action by which humans are engaged in evil activities that provoke a deep hostility or aversion in others
Evil | verb nif
to be abominable = state in which humans provoke a deep hostility or aversion in others because of their activities
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[תַּעָב] vb. denom. Niph. Pi. Niph. be abhorred
Pi. regard as an abomination, abhor
cause to be an abomination
Hiph. make abominable, do abominably
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