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Lexicon :: Strong's H8441 - tôʿēḇâ

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תּוֹעֵבָה
Transliteration
tôʿēḇâ
Pronunciation
to-ay-baw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Act part of תָּעַב (H8581)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2530a

Strong’s Definitions

תּוֹעֵבַה tôwʻêbah, to-ay-baw'; or תֹּעֵבַה tôʻêbah; feminine active participle of H8581; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol:—abominable (custom, thing), abomination.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x

The KJV translates Strong's H8441 in the following manner: abomination (113x), abominable thing (2x), abominable (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x
The KJV translates Strong's H8441 in the following manner: abomination (113x), abominable thing (2x), abominable (2x).

  1. a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable

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

    2. in ethical sense (of wickedness etc)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תּוֹעֵבַה tôwʻêbah, to-ay-baw'; or תֹּעֵבַה tôʻêbah; feminine active participle of H8581; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol:—abominable (custom, thing), abomination.
STRONGS H8441: Abbreviations
תּוֺעֵבָה 117 noun feminine abomination; — absolute ת׳ Genesis 43:32 + 21 times; תֹּעֵבָה Jeremiah 44:4; construct תּוֺעֲבַת Genesis 46:34 +; plural תּוֺעֵבוֺת Ezekiel 8:6 +; construct תּוֺעֲבוֺת Ezekiel 6:11 +, etc.; suffix תֹּעֲבֹתָיוֺ 2 Chronicles 36:8, etc.; —
1. ritual sense:
a. Israel's sacrifices, מִצְרַיִם ת׳ (genitive object) Exodus 8:22 (twice in verse) (E), compare Genesis 46:34 (J); למצרים ת׳ Genesis 43:32 (J); לְ ת׳ of physical repugnance Psalm 88:9.
b. to God and his people: ת׳ of unclean food Deuteronomy 14:3; worshipper of idols Isaiah 41:24, compare Jeremiah 2:7; various objectionable acts: לפני י׳ ת׳ Deuteronomy 24:4; י׳ ת׳ Deuteronomy 7:25 (חֵרֶם, compare Deuteronomy 7:26), Deuteronomy 17:1; Deuteronomy 18:12; Deuteronomy 22:5; Deuteronomy 23:19; Deuteronomy 27:15; offering of children (עשׂה) Deuteronomy 12:31, compare Jeremiah 32:35, also plural 2 Kings 16:3 2 Chronicles 28:3; Deuteronomy 18:9, 12 (+ witchcraft); idolatrous practices (sometimes with other illegal acts) עשׂה (כ)ת׳ Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 17:4; Ezekiel 16:50; Ezekiel 18:12; Malachi 2:11 (intermarriage with idolaters), compare Jeremiah 44:4; usually with plural noun Deuteronomy 20:18; 1 Kings 14:24; 2 Kings 21:2, 11; 2 Chronicles 33:2; 36:8; Jeremiah 7:10; Jeremiah 44:22; Ezekiel 8:6 + 12 times Ezekiel; compare תועבות 2 Chronicles 36:14; Ezra 9:1, 11, 14; Ezekiel 5:9 + 18 times Ezekiel; of idols Deuteronomy 32:16; (תועבה) 2 Kings 23:13; Isaiah 44:19 (compare Deuteronomy 27:15); idolatrous objects 2 Chronicles 34:33; || שׁקּוצים Jeremiah 16:18 (RJE) Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 11:18, 21, (צַלְמֵי ת׳) Ezekiel 7:20; || גלולים Ezekiel 14:6, compare Ezekiel 6:9; גִּלּוּלֵי ת׳ Ezekiel 16:36.
2. ethical sense:
a. with L object of man, שְׂפָתַי ת׳ Proverbs 8:7, מלכים ת׳ Proverbs 16:12, צדיקים ת׳ Proverbs 29:27a, כסילים ת׳ Proverbs 13:19, רָשָׁע ת׳ Proverbs 29:27b, לְאָדָם ת׳ Proverbs 24:9.
b. to God and his people: ת׳ of sacrifice of wicked Proverbs 21:27 (compare Proverbs 15:8), his prayers Proverbs 28:9 compare Isaiah 1:13 (לְ ת׳), probably also Jeremiah 6:15 = Jeremiah 8:12 (of various kinds of wickedness); unchastity Leviticus 18:22; with עשׂה Leviticus 20:13 (H) Ezekiel 22:11; Ezekiel 33:26; compare תועבות Leviticus 18:26, 27, 29 (compare Leviticus 18:30; H), also Proverbs 26:25; י׳ ת׳ Deuteronomy 25:16; Proverbs 3:32 + 10 times Proverbs, compare Proverbs 6:16.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

43:32; 43:32; 46:34; 46:34

Exodus

8:22

Leviticus

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

Deuteronomy

7:25; 7:26; 12:31; 13:15; 14:3; 17:1; 17:4; 18:9; 18:12; 18:12; 20:18; 22:5; 23:19; 24:4; 25:16; 27:15; 27:15; 32:16

1 Kings

14:24

2 Kings

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

2 Chronicles

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

Ezra

9:1; 9:11; 9:14

Psalms

88:9

Proverbs

3:32; 6:16; 8:7; 13:19; 15:8; 16:12; 21:27; 24:9; 26:25; 28:9; 29:27; 29:27

Isaiah

1:13; 41:24; 44:19

Jeremiah

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

Ezekiel

5:9; 5:11; 6:9; 6:11; 7:20; 8:6; 8:6; 11:18; 11:21; 14:6; 16:36; 16:50; 18:12; 22:11; 33:26

Malachi

2:11

H8441

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8441 matches the Hebrew תּוֹעֵבָה (tôʿēḇâ),
which occurs 118 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 43:32–Pro 16:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:32 - So they set him a place by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34 - “that you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:26 - And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not stone us?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:22 - ‘You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:26 - ‘You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:27 - ‘(for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled),

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:29 - ‘For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:30 - ‘Therefore you shall keep My ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the LORD your God.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:13 - ‘If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:25 - “You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:26 - “Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:31 - “You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way; for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:14 - “then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination was committed among you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:3 - “You shall not eat any detestable thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 - “You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God a bull or sheep which has any blemish or defect, for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:4 - “and it is told you, and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:9 - “When you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:12 - “For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:18 - “lest they teach you to do according to all their abominations which they have done for their gods, and you sin against the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:5 - “A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:18 - “You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the LORD your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:4 - “then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:16 - “For all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:15 - ‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ “And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:16 - They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods;
With abominations they provoked Him to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:24 - And there were also perverted persons[fn] in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:3 - But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel; indeed he made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out from before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:2 - And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:11 - “Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols),

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:13 - Then the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, which were on the south of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the people of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:3 - He burned incense in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:2 - But he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:33 - Thus Josiah removed all the abominations from all the country that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel diligently serve the LORD their God. All his days they did not depart from following the LORD God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:8 - Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations which he did, and what was found against him, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:14 - Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the LORD which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:1 - When these things were done, the leaders came to me, saying, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, with respect to the abominations of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:11 - “which You commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land, with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another with their impurity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:14 - “should we again break Your commandments, and join in marriage with the people committing these abominations? Would You not be angry with us until You had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant or survivor?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:8 - You have put away my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
I am shut up, and I cannot get out;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:32 - For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD,
But His secret counsel is with the upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:16 - These six things the LORD hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:1 - Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD,
But a just weight is His delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:20 - Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:22 - Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:8 - The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:9 - The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD,
But He loves him who follows righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:26 - The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD,
But the words of the pure are pleasant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:5 - Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD;
Though they join forces,[fn] none will go unpunished.

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