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ta.av H8581

תַּעָב (ta.av) means “to abhor” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

תַּעָב Hebrew · H8581 22 tagged occurrences in 20 verses

Pronunciation guide: taw-ab' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H8581

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)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest

KJV glosses: (make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), [idiom] utterly.

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How translators render H8581

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
despise 2
abhors 1
and abhor 1
and abhor it 1
and abhorred 1
and degraded 1
and despise him 1
and he abhorred 1
are vile 1
despise me 1
detestable acts 1
like a rejected 1
loathed 1
their ways 1
they abhor me 1
was detestable 1
were more vile 1
who despise 1
who is vile 1
would despise me 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
abhorreth 2
thou shalt not abhor 2
abhor 1
abhorred 1
abominably 1
and abhor 1
and they abhor 1
are they and have done abominable 1
how much more abominable 1
insomuch that he abhorred 1
it and thou shalt utterly 1
like an abominable 1
shall abhor 1
that abhor 1
that thou hast committed more abominable 1
they abhor 1
they have done abominable 1
to be abhorred 1
was abominable 1
will abhor 1

Verses containing H8581

Page 1 of 1. 20 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Deuteronomy 7:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.

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  2. Deuteronomy 23:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.

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    Source alternate reference: 23.8

  3. 1 Kings 21:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

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  4. 1 Chronicles 21:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

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  5. Job 9:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.

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  6. Job 15:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

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  7. Job 19:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.

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  8. Job 30:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

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  9. Psalms 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

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    Source alternate reference: 5.7

  10. Psalms 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

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  11. Psalms 53:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.

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    Source alternate reference: 53.2

  12. Psalms 106:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.

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  13. Psalms 107:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

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  14. Psalms 119:163 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.

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  15. Isaiah 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.

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  16. Isaiah 49:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

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  17. Ezekiel 16:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.

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  18. Ezekiel 16:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.

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  19. Amos 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.

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  20. Micah 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,

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