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Hebrew word study

תּוֹעֵבַהtôwʻêbah — properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun)…

Pronounced “to-ay-baw'”

properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol

Translated in the King James as: abominable (custom, thing), abomination.

Appears 116 times in Scripture

Origin: or תֹּעֵבַה; feminine active participle of H8581 (תַּעָב);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 43:32 Genesis 46:34

Exodus — 2×

Exodus 8:26+ 1 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 6×

Leviticus 18:22 Leviticus 18:26 Leviticus 18:27 Leviticus 18:29 Leviticus 18:30 Leviticus 20:13

Deuteronomy — 17×

Deuteronomy 7:25 Deuteronomy 7:26 Deuteronomy 12:31 Deuteronomy 13:14 Deuteronomy 14:3 Deuteronomy 17:1 Deuteronomy 17:4 Deuteronomy 18:9 Deuteronomy 18:12 Deuteronomy 20:18 Deuteronomy 22:5 Deuteronomy 23:18 Deuteronomy 24:4 Deuteronomy 25:16 Deuteronomy 27:15 Deuteronomy 32:16+ 1 more in Deuteronomy

1 Kings — 1×

2 Kings — 4×

2 Ki 16:3 2 Ki 21:2 2 Ki 21:11 2 Ki 23:13

2 Chronicles — 5×

2 Chr 28:3 2 Chr 33:2 2 Chr 34:33 2 Chr 36:8 2 Chr 36:14

Ezra — 3×

Ezra 9:1 Ezra 9:11 Ezra 9:14

Psalms — 1×

Proverbs — 21×

Proverbs 3:32 Proverbs 6:16 Proverbs 8:7 Proverbs 11:1 Proverbs 11:20 Proverbs 12:22 Proverbs 13:19 Proverbs 15:8 Proverbs 15:9 Proverbs 15:26 Proverbs 16:5 Proverbs 16:12 Proverbs 17:15 Proverbs 20:10 Proverbs 20:23 Proverbs 21:27 Proverbs 24:9 Proverbs 26:25 Proverbs 28:9 Proverbs 29:27+ 1 more in Proverbs

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 1:13 Isaiah 41:24 Isaiah 44:19

Jeremiah — 7×

Jeremiah 2:7 Jeremiah 6:15 Jeremiah 7:10 Jeremiah 16:18 Jeremiah 32:35 Jeremiah 44:4 Jeremiah 44:22

Ezekiel — 43×

Ezekiel 5:9 Ezekiel 5:11 Ezekiel 6:9 Ezekiel 6:11 Ezekiel 7:3 Ezekiel 7:4 Ezekiel 7:8 Ezekiel 7:9 Ezekiel 7:20 Ezekiel 8:6 Ezekiel 8:9 Ezekiel 8:13 Ezekiel 8:15 Ezekiel 8:17 Ezekiel 9:4 Ezekiel 11:18 Ezekiel 11:21 Ezekiel 12:16 Ezekiel 14:6 Ezekiel 16:2 Ezekiel 16:22 Ezekiel 16:36 Ezekiel 16:43 Ezekiel 16:47 Ezekiel 16:50+ 18 more in Ezekiel

Malachi — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.