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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 - And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34 - that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:26 - And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:22 - Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:26 - Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and mine ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:29 - For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:30 - Therefore shall ye keep my charge, that ye practise not any of these abominable customs, which were practised before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am Jehovah your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:13 - And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed 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 - The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:26 - And thou shalt not bring an abomination into thy house, and become a devoted thing like unto it: thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:31 - Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:14 - then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:3 - Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 - Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, or anything evil; for that is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:4 - and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it; then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:9 - When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:12 - For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:18 - that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so would ye sin against Jehovah your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:5 - A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:18 - Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the wages of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:4 - her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Jehovah: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:16 - For all that do such things, even all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:15 - Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:16 -
They moved him to jealousy with strange gods;
With abominations provoked they him to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:24 - and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Jehovah drove 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, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Jehovah 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 that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah 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 hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:13 - And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:3 - Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:2 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:33 - And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Jehovah their God. All his days they departed not from following Jehovah, the 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, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:14 - Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of Jehovah which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:1 - Now when these things were done, the princes drew near unto me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even 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 thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:14 - shall we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:8 -
Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me;
Thou hast made me an abomination unto them:
I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:32 -
For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah;
But his friendship is with the upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:16 -
There are six things which Jehovah hateth;
Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 -
For my mouth shall utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:1 -
A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah;
But a just weight is his delight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:20 -
They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah;
But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:22 -
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah;
But they that deal truly are his delight.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:8 -
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:9 -
The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:26 -
Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah;
But pleasant words are pure.

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Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah:
Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

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