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שֶׁקֶץ
sheqets · Hebrew · Strong's H8263 · 11 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew and Greek words as “abominable”
What it means
filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object
from H8262 (שָׁקַץ);
How the KJV renders it
abominable
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“abominable”
also renders bdelýssō (G948), athémitos (G111), bdelyktós (G947)
Answers that weigh this word
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
- Does Mark 7:19 declare all foods clean?
Where it appears
11 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
Ezekiel 8:10 · HNcmsa
So I went in and looked, and saw every form of creeping things, abominable animals, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed around on the wall.
Isaiah 66:17 · HC/Td/Ncmsa
“Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go to the gardens, following one in the middle, eating pig’s meat, abominable things, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together,” says Yahweh.
Leviticus 7:21 · HNcmsa
When anyone touches any unclean thing, the uncleanness of man, or an unclean animal, or any unclean abomination, and eats some of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to Yahweh, that soul shall be cut off from his people.’”
Leviticus 11:10 · HNcmsa
All that don’t have fins and scales in the seas and rivers, all that move in the waters, and all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,
Leviticus 11:11 · HC/Ncmsa
and you shall detest them. You shall not eat of their meat, and you shall detest their carcasses.
Leviticus 11:12 · HNcmsa
Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters is an abomination to you.
Leviticus 11:13 HNcmsaLeviticus 11:20 HNcmsaLeviticus 11:23 HNcmsaLeviticus 11:41 HNcmsaLeviticus 11:42 HNcmsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.