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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Box Deu 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:26 - And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction[fn] like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, for it is devoted to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:7 - “You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a sojourner in his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:26 - He acted very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the people of Israel.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:6 - But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king’s command was abhorrent to Joab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:31 - yet you will plunge me into a pit,
and my own clothes will abhor me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16 - how much less one who is abominable and corrupt,
a man who drinks injustice like water!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:19 - All my intimate friends abhor me,
and those whom I loved have turned against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10 - They abhor me; they keep aloof from me;
they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 - You destroy those who speak lies;
the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1 - To the choirmaster. Of David.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is none who does good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 - To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil[fn] of David.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40 - Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people,
and he abhorred his heritage;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:18 - they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:163

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163 - I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love your law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:19 - but you are cast out, away from your grave,
like a loathed branch,
clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword,
who go down to the stones of the pit,
like a dead body trampled underfoot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - Thus says the LORD,
the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
the servant of rulers:
“Kings shall see and arise;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the LORD, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:25 - At the head of every street you built your lofty place and made your beauty an abomination, offering yourself[fn] to any passerby and multiplying your whoring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:52

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:52 - Bear your disgrace, you also, for you have intervened on behalf of your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. So be ashamed, you also, and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10 - They hate him who reproves in the gate,
and they abhor him who speaks the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
and rulers of the house of Israel,
who detest justice
and make crooked all that is straight,
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