Dᵉrâʼôwn — H1860

Definition

masculine noun

an object of aversion

1. aversion, abhorrence

Usually translated as

abhorring, contempt

Origin

or dêrâʼôwn; from an unused root (meaning to repulse)

Greek equivalents

• aischýnē (G152)

Occurrences

Dᵉrâʼôwn occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (1), Daniel (1)

• Isaiah 66:24 — And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring (דֵרָא֖וֹן) unto all flesh.
• Daniel 12:2 — And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt (לְדִרְא֥וֹן).