Strong's H8581 · Hebrew
תַּעָב
taʻâb · /taw-ab'/
Definition
to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest
KJV: (make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), [idiom] utterly.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered תַּעָב across 20 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
20 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy2 verses
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
Deuteronomy 23:7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
1 Chronicles1 verse
Job4 verses
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. abhor: or, make me to be abhorred
Job 15:16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
Job 19:19All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. my: Heb. the men of my secret
Job 30:10They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. and: Heb. and withhold not spittle from
Psalms6 verses
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. bloody: Heb. man of bloods and deceit
Psalms 14:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 53:1To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 106:40Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
Psalms 107:18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Isaiah2 verses
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
Isaiah 49:7Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. whom man: or, that is despised in soul
Ezekiel2 verses
Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.
Ezekiel 16:52Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
Amos1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8581 (taʻâb) mean?
to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest
How many times does H8581 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8581 (תַּעָב) appears in 20 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “abhor.”
How is taʻâb translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8581 is rendered as “abhor” (9×), “abominable” (6×), “abhorred” (3×), “abhorreth” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word תַּעָב come from?
a primitive root;