HebrewH8263Noun (Masculine)

שֶׁ֫קֶץ

she.qets

11Occurrences
H8263Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object

from H8262 (שָׁקַץ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
detestable thing or idol, an unclean thing, an abomination, detestation

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

שֶׁ֫קֶץ appears 11 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Leviticus
9
Ezk
1
Isaiah
1

Key Passages

Ezk 8:10BSB

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Leviticus 11:10BSB

But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.

Leviticus 11:12BSB

Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:20BSB

All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:41BSB

Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

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