Quick Definition
to loathe
Strong's Definition
to be (causatively, make) disgusted or anxious
Derivation: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of severing oneself from (compare H6962 (קוּט)));
KJV Usage: abhor, be distressed, be grieved, loathe, vex, be weary.
TWOT Reference: 2002
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to be grieved, loathe, abhor, feel a loathing or abhorrence or sickening dread
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to feel a loathing at, abhor
1a2) to feel a sickening dread
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause sickening dread
1b2) to cause loathing
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to be grieved, loathe, abhor, feel a loathing or abhorrence or sickening dread
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to feel a loathing at, abhor
1a2) to feel a sickening dread
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause sickening dread
1b2) to cause loathing
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קוּץ
qûts
BDB Definition:
1) to be grieved, loathe, abhor, feel a loathing or abhorrence or sickening dread
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to feel a loathing at, abhor
1a2) to feel a sickening dread
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause sickening dread
1b2) to cause loathing
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root [identical with H6972 through the idea of severing oneself from (compare H6962)]
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2002
Total KJV Occurrences: 9