שִׁקֵּץ

sha.qatsVerbH8262

to detest

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. (Piel) to detest, make abominable, count filthy, make detestable 1a) to detest 1b) to make detestable

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

5 times

Appears 5 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Leviticus
4
Deuteronomy
1

Key Passages

  • Deuteronomy 7:26
  • Leviticus 11:11
  • Leviticus 11:13
  • Leviticus 11:43
  • Leviticus 20:25

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