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Lexicon :: Strong's H8581 - tāʿaḇ

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תָּעַב
Transliteration
tāʿaḇ
Pronunciation
taw-ab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2530

Strong’s Definitions

תַּעָב taʻâb, taw-ab'; a primitive root; to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest:—(make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), × utterly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H8581 in the following manner: abhor (14x), abominable (6x), abominably (1x), utterly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H8581 in the following manner: abhor (14x), abominable (6x), abominably (1x), utterly (1x).

  1. to abhor, be abominable, do abominably

    1. (Niphal) to be abhorred, be detested

      1. in the ritual sense

      2. in the ethical sense

    2. (Piel)

      1. to loathe, abhor, regard as an abomination

        1. in the ritual sense

        2. in the ethical sense

      2. to cause to be an abomination

    3. (Hiphil) to make abominable, do abominably

      1. in the ritual sense

      2. in the ethical sense

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּעָב taʻâb, taw-ab'; a primitive root; to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest:—(make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), × utterly.
STRONGS H8581: Abbreviations
† [תָּעַב] verb denominative Niph. Pi.: Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִתְעַב 1 Chronicles 21:6; Participle נִתְעָב Isaiah 14:19; Job 15:16; — be abhorred:
1. ritual sense: נֵצֶר נִתְעָב Isaiah 14:19 an abhorred (rejected) branch)< נֵץ vulture, the unclean scavenger bird); נִתְעָב וֶנֶאֱלָךְ֑ Job 15:16 abhorred and corrupt, from disease (נאלח elsewhere Psalm 14:3 = Psalm 53:4 || התעיב).
2. ethically: David's census, according to 1 Chronicles 21:6.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person plural suffix תִּעֲבוּנִי Job 9:31 + 2 times; Imperfect יְתָעֵב Psalm 106:40; Psalm 5:7 (read 2nd person masculine singular תְּתַעֵב); 3rd person feminine singular תְּתַעֵב Psalm 107:18; 2nd person masculine singular תְּתַעֵב Deuteronomy 23:8 (twice in verse), etc.; Infinitive absolute תַּעֵב Deuteronomy 7:26; Participle מְתָעֵב Isaiah 49:7 (but see above), + Amos 6:8 (so read for מְתָאֵב GeiUrschrift 349 We Now Marti Harper); plural מְתַעֲבִים Micah 3:9; —
1. regard as an abomination, abhor:
a. ritual sense:
(1) of God; with accusative of Israel, because of idols Psalm 106:40.
(2) of man: with accusative, of abomination Deuteronomy 7:26 (twice in verse), compare Deuteronomy 23:8 (twice in verse); Job Job 19:19; Job 30:10.
b. ethically:
(1) of God; || שׂנא, with accusative: אישׁ דמים ומרמה Psalm 5:7 (Amos 6:8 see II. תאב).
(2) of man; with accusative מִשְׁמָּט Micah 3:9, דֹּבֵר תָּמִים Amos 5:10 (|| שׂנא), שֶׁקֶר Psalm 119:163 (|| שׂנא).
c. physically: with accusative כָּלאֹֿכֶל Psalm 107:18.
2. cause to be an abomination: with accusative, ritual sense Ezekiel 16:25; Job, from filthy garments Job 9:31; מְתָעֵב גּוֺי Isaiah 49:7 (|| בְּזִה נֶפֶשׁ) (read probably Pu. מְתִעַב, as Oort SS Bu Du).
Hiph. Perfect 2nd person feminine singular הִתְעַבְתְּ Ezekiel 16:52; 3rd person masculine plural הִתְעִיבוּ Psalm 14:1 = Psalm 53:2; Imperfect וַיַּתְעֵב 1 Kings 21:26; — make abominable, do abominably:
1. ritual sense: with accusative of thing, Ezekiel 16:52; לְ with infinitive 1 Kings 21:26.
2. ethically: with accusative עלילה Psalm 14:1 = Psalm 53:2 (עול).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

7:26; 7:26; 23:8; 23:8

1 Kings

21:26; 21:26

1 Chronicles

21:6; 21:6

Job

9:31; 9:31; 15:16; 15:16; 19:19; 30:10

Psalms

5:7; 5:7; 14:1; 14:1; 14:3; 53:2; 53:2; 53:4; 106:40; 106:40; 107:18; 107:18; 119:163

Isaiah

14:19; 14:19; 49:7; 49:7

Ezekiel

16:25; 16:52; 16:52

Amos

5:10; 6:8; 6:8

Micah

3:9; 3:9

H8581

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Strong's Number H8581 matches the Hebrew תָּעַב (tāʿaḇ),
which occurs 22 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:26 - And thou shalt not bring an abomination into thine house, so [fn]shouldest thou be an accursed thing like it; thou shalt utterly hate it, and altogether abominate it, because it is an accursed thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:7 - (LXX 23:8) Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, because he is thy brother; thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:26 - (LXX 20:26) And he did very abominably in following after the abominations, according to all that the Amorite did, whom the Lord utterly destroyed from before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:6 - But he numbered not Levi and Benjamin among them; for the word of the king was painful to Joab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:31 - thou hadst thoroughly plunged me in filth, and my garment had abhorred me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16 - Alas then, abominable and unclean is man, drinking unrighteousness as a draught.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:19 - They that saw me abhorred me: the very persons whom I had loved, rose up against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10 - And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 - (LXX 5:7) Thou wilt destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1 - (LXX 13:1) For the end, a Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 - (LXX 52:1) For the end, a Psalm of David upon Maeleth, of instruction. (52:2) The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40 - (LXX 105:40) So the Lord was very angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:18 - (LXX 106:18) Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163 - (LXX 118:163) I hate and abhor unrighteousness; but I love thy law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:19 - But thou shalt be cast forth on the mountains, as a loathed carcase, with many dead who have been pierced with swords, going down to the grave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - Thus saith the Lord that delivered thee, the God of Israel, Sanctify him that despises his life, him that is abhorred by the nations that are the servants of princes: kings shall behold him, and princes shall arise, and shall worship him, for the Lord's sake: for the Holy One of Israel is faithful, and I have chosen thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:25 - and on the head of every way thou didst set up thy fornications, and didst defile thy beauty, and didst open thy feet to every passer by, and didst multiply thy fornication.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:52

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:52 - Thou therefore bear thy punishment, for that thou hast corrupted thy sisters by thy sins which thou hast committed beyond them; and thou hast made them appear more righteous than thyself: thou therefore be ashamed, and bear thy dishonour, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10 - They hated him that reproved in the gates, and abhorred holy speech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Hear now these words, ye chiefs of the house of Jacob, and the remnant of the house of Israel, who hate judgment, and pervert all righteousness;
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