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Words
תּוֹעֵבָה H8441
- Home gloss
- abhorrence
- Instead of (KJV / RSV)
- abomination
- Note
- What a people's custom or rite abhors (43:32; 46:34; Exod 8:22); in the law, what Adonai abhors (Deut 7:25)
- Rulings
- 2
Occurrences (2)
- 43:32 And they put for him alone, and for them alone, and for the Egyptians eating with him alone; for the Egyptians are not able to eat bread with the Hebrews, for an abhorrence it is to Egypt.
- 46:34 then you shall say, 'Men of livestock your servants have been from our youth and until now, both we and our fathers,' for the sake that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for an abhorrence of Egypt is every shepherd of flock."