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תּוֹעֵבַה
tôwʻêbah · Hebrew · Strong's H8441 · 117 occurrences
The KJV renders 30 different Hebrew and Greek words as “thing”
What it means
properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
or תֹּעֵבַה; feminine active participle of H8581 (תַּעָב);
How the KJV renders it
abominable custom, thing, abomination
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“thing”
also renders tìs (G5100), asthenḗs (G772), hágios (G40), mēdeís (G3367), tís (G5101), oudeís (G3762), lógos (G3056), prâgma (G4229), nomízō (G3543), ʼômer (H562), gâdôwl (H1419), dâbâr (H1697), zûwr (H2114), chay (H2416), ṭûwb (H2898), yârêʼ (H3372), kôl (H3605), kᵉlîy (H3627), mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399), mᵉʻaṭ (H4592), niddâh (H5079), nephesh (H5315), ʻôsheq (H6233), piggûwl (H6292), qôdesh (H6944), qâlal (H7043), qâsheh (H7186), raʻ (H7451), tahpukâh (H8419)
“abomination”
also renders bdélygma (G946)
Questions this word decides
- Does scripture permit divorce and remarriage?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Should Christians pray to saints?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
- Does continuing to sin after conversion cost you your salvation?
Where it appears
117 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Kings 14:24 HTd/Ncfpc2 Chronicles 28:3 HR/Ncfpc2 Chronicles 33:2 HR/Ncfpc2 Chronicles 34:33 HTd/Ncfpa2 Chronicles 36:8 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 36:14 HNcfpc2 Kings 16:3 HR/Ncfpc2 Kings 21:2 HR/Ncfpc2 Kings 21:11 HTd/Ncfpa2 Kings 23:13 HNcfscDeuteronomy 7:25 HNcfscDeuteronomy 7:26 HNcfsaDeuteronomy 12:31 HNcfscDeuteronomy 13:14 HTd/NcfsaDeuteronomy 14:3 HNcfsaDeuteronomy 17:1 HNcfscDeuteronomy 17:4 HTd/NcfsaDeuteronomy 18:9 HR/NcfpcDeuteronomy 18:12 HNcfscDeuteronomy 20:18 HNcfpc/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 22:5 HNcfscDeuteronomy 23:18 HNcfscDeuteronomy 24:4 HNcfsaDeuteronomy 25:16 HNcfscDeuteronomy 27:15 HNcfscDeuteronomy 32:16 HR/NcfpaExodus 8:26 HNcfscEzekiel 5:9 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 5:11 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 6:9 HNcfpc/Sp3mpEzekiel 6:11 HNcfpcEzekiel 7:3 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 7:4 HC/Ncfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 7:8 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 7:9 HC/Ncfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 7:20 HNcfpc/Sp3mpEzekiel 8:6 HNcfpaEzekiel 8:9 HTd/NcfpaEzekiel 8:13 HNcfpaEzekiel 8:15 HNcfpaEzekiel 8:17 HTd/NcfpaEzekiel 9:4 HTd/NcfpaEzekiel 11:18 HNcfpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 11:21 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mpEzekiel 12:16 HNcfpc/Sp3mpEzekiel 14:6 HNcfpc/Sp2mpEzekiel 16:2 HNcfpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 16:22 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 16:36 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 16:43 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 16:47 HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp3fpEzekiel 16:50 HNcfsaEzekiel 16:51 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 16:58 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 18:12 HNcfsaEzekiel 18:13 HTd/NcfpaEzekiel 18:24 HTd/NcfpaEzekiel 20:4 HNcfpcEzekiel 22:2 HNcfpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 22:11 HNcfsa
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.