שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) means “to hate” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: saw-nay' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׂנֵא · sa.ne · to hate
1) to hate, be hateful 1a) (Qal) to hate 1a1) of man 1a2) of God 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be hated 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom Aramaic equivalent: se.ne (שְׂנָא "to hate" H8131)
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a primitive root; to hate (personally)
KJV glosses: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| i hate | 11 |
| hate | 10 |
| hates | 8 |
| those who hate you | 4 |
| but he who hates | 3 |
| hate him | 3 |
| hated | 3 |
| they hated | 3 |
| those who hate | 3 |
| and hate | 2 |
| from foes | 2 |
| is hated | 2 |
| malice | 2 |
| of those who hate me | 2 |
| those who hate me | 2 |
| those who hated me | 2 |
| to hate | 2 |
| who hate | 2 |
| who hate you | 2 |
| who hated them | 2 |
| you hate | 2 |
| a foe | 1 |
| a hateful man | 1 |
| am unloved | 1 |
| an unloved woman | 1 |
| and comes to hate her | 1 |
| and despised | 1 |
| and detest | 1 |
| and hate you | 1 |
| and hated | 1 |
| and of his foes | 1 |
| and the haters | 1 |
| and those who hate him | 1 |
| and those who hate us | 1 |
| and those who hated them | 1 |
| but he has come to hate her | 1 |
| but the one who hates | 1 |
| but those who hate him | 1 |
| for your enemies | 1 |
| from my foes | 1 |
| harbor hatred | 1 |
| hate me | 1 |
| hate you | 1 |
| hated tamar | 1 |
| hates her | 1 |
| hatred | 1 |
| he who hates | 1 |
| he will hate you | 1 |
| how my enemies | 1 |
| how your foes | 1 |
| i despise | 1 |
| i hate her | 1 |
| i hate them | 1 |
| i hated | 1 |
| i hated them | 1 |
| i have hated | 1 |
| in my enemys | 1 |
| intend any harm | 1 |
| intending to harm | 1 |
| is to hate | 1 |
| may those who hate you | 1 |
| nor those who hate me | 1 |
| of an enemy | 1 |
| of his unloved wife | 1 |
| of one who hates you | 1 |
| of the unloved wife | 1 |
| of their enemies | 1 |
| of those who hate you | 1 |
| of those you hate | 1 |
| on those who hate me | 1 |
| one who hates | 1 |
| or hate | 1 |
| our enemies | 1 |
| so i hated | 1 |
| so they hated | 1 |
| that hated them | 1 |
| that my enemies | 1 |
| the one who hates him | 1 |
| there are those who hate | 1 |
| those who hate him | 1 |
| to those who hated them | 1 |
| unloved | 1 |
| was unloved | 1 |
| who are averse | 1 |
| who are despised | 1 |
| who hate me | 1 |
| you hate me | 1 |
| you hated | 1 |
| you put those who hate us | 1 |
| you thoroughly hated her | 1 |
| your enemies | 1 |
| your enemy | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| hate | 8 |
| hated | 7 |
| hateth | 7 |
| i hate | 7 |
| them that hate | 6 |
| of them that hate | 4 |
| that hate | 4 |
| and hated | 3 |
| and they that hate | 3 |
| he that hateth | 3 |
| they that hate | 3 |
| to hate | 3 |
| and hatest | 2 |
| but he that hateth | 2 |
| but i hate | 2 |
| i have hated | 2 |
| is hated | 2 |
| of him that hated | 2 |
| of the hated | 2 |
| that hated | 2 |
| that i hate | 2 |
| against him and of them that hate | 1 |
| against me therefore have i hated | 1 |
| all that hate | 1 |
| all they that hate | 1 |
| also unto our enemies | 1 |
| and from them which hated | 1 |
| and hate | 1 |
| and he hateth | 1 |
| and he that hateth | 1 |
| and i hated | 1 |
| and let them that hate | 1 |
| and on them that hate | 1 |
| and the hated | 1 |
| and they hate | 1 |
| and they hated | 1 |
| and they that hated | 1 |
| and they which hate | 1 |
| did not ye hate | 1 |
| do hate | 1 |
| do i hate | 1 |
| do not i hate | 1 |
| for an odious | 1 |
| for that they hated | 1 |
| for there i hated | 1 |
| from them that hate | 1 |
| from them that hated | 1 |
| hating | 1 |
| he hated | 1 |
| he that hated | 1 |
| how have i hated | 1 |
| if thine enemy | 1 |
| lest he hate | 1 |
| let them also that hate | 1 |
| of an enemy | 1 |
| of him that hateth | 1 |
| of their foes | 1 |
| of thine enemies | 1 |
| of those which hate | 1 |
| over them that hated | 1 |
| over us and they hated | 1 |
| seeing thou hatest | 1 |
| shall even he that hateth | 1 |
| that he hateth | 1 |
| that they which hate | 1 |
| that thou hadst utterly | 1 |
| that thou hast hated | 1 |
| the haters | 1 |
| therefore i hate | 1 |
| therefore i hated | 1 |
| they hate | 1 |
| they hated | 1 |
| thine enemies | 1 |
| those that hate | 1 |
| thou dost but hate | 1 |
| thou hast not hated | 1 |
| thou hatest | 1 |
| thou shalt not hate | 1 |
| to be hateful | 1 |
| to him that hateth | 1 |
| unto her and hate | 1 |
| unto those that hated | 1 |
| upon them that hate | 1 |
| wherewith he hated | 1 |
| which he hateth | 1 |
| who hate | 1 |
| whom he hated | 1 |
| whom thou hatest | 1 |
| with him that hateth | 1 |
| ye to me seeing ye hate | 1 |
| yea i hated | 1 |
Page 1 of 3. 139 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
Read word by word“Why have you come to me?” Isaac asked them. “You hated me and sent me away.”
Read word by wordWhen the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Read word by wordAgain she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
Read word by wordWhen Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
Read word by wordThen Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
Read word by word“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
Read word by wordCome, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
Read word by wordFurthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Read word by wordYou shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Read word by wordIf you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
Read word by wordYou must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
Read word by wordAnd I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
Read word by wordWhenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
Read word by wordto which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities:
Read word by wordYou shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Read word by wordBut those who hate Him He repays to their faces with destruction; He will not hesitate to repay to his face the one who hates Him.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD will remove from you all sickness. He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.
Read word by wordYou must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
Read word by wordand do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
Read word by wordNow this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:
Read word by wordOtherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.
Read word by wordIf, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
Read word by wordIf a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,
Read word by wordwhen that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.
Read word by wordInstead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.
Read word by wordSuppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,
Read word by wordand say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.
Read word by wordand the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
Read word by wordThen the LORD your God will put all these curses upon your enemies who hate you and persecute you.
Read word by wordwhen I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
Read word by wordBless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”
Read word by wordNow if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.
Read word by wordJephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?”
Read word by wordThen Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
Read word by word“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”
Read word by wordOn that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
Read word by wordThen Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
Read word by wordAnd Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.
Read word by wordYou love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.7
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
Read word by wordYou have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
Read word by wordThe king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
Read word by wordGod said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or honor for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—
Read word by wordThe king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
Read word by wordJehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
Read word by wordOn the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
Read word by wordThe Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.
Read word by wordThe rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
Read word by wordYour enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
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