Quick Definition
abomination
Strong's Definition
disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
Derivation: or שִׁקֻּץ; from H8262 (שָׁקַץ);
KJV Usage: abominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).
TWOT Reference: 2459b
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁקּוּץ (shiq.quts) — abomination. detestable thing or idol, abominable thing, abomination, idol, detested thing
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · שׁקץ
Despise
detestable = an object that is regarded as unclean and therefore treated as utterly detestable
Titles | ≈ תֹּועֵבָה
detestable (deity) = a reference to one of the deities of the nations, expressing strong disgust
1KI 11:5 · 1KI 11:7 · 1KI 11:7 · 2KI 23:13 · 2KI 23:13 · ISA 66:3
Cult Objects
abomination, detestable thing = a reference to the physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, ► functioning as an object of non-sanctioned worship, ≈ with a very strong added connotation of something utterly detestable
DEU 29:16 · 2KI 23:24 · 2CH 15:8 · JER 4:1 · JER 7:30 · JER 13:27 · JER 16:18 · JER 32:34 · EZK 5:11 · EZK 7:20 · EZK 11:18 · EZK 11:21 · EZK 20:7 · EZK 20:8 · EZK 20:30 · EZK 37:23 · DAN 9:27 · DAN 11:31 · DAN 12:11 · HOS 9:10
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁקּוּץ, שִׁקֻּץ n.m. detested thing base