Taʻâb — H8581

H8581 · Hebrew — תעב

Pronunciation: taw-ab'

Definition

verb

to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest

  1. to abhor, be abominable, do abominably
    1. (Niphal) to be abhorred, be detested
      1. in the ritual sense
      2. in the ethical sense
    2. (Piel)
      1. to loathe, abhor, regard as an abomination
        1. in the ritual sense
        2. in the ethical sense
      2. to cause to be an abomination
    3. (Hiphil) to make abominable, do abominably
      1. in the ritual sense
      2. in the ethical sense

Usually translated as

abhor, abominable, abhorred, abominably, utterly

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Taʻâb occurs 22 times in 20 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (2), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Job (4), Psalms (6), Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (2), Amos (1), Micah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T