Sheqets שֶׁ֫קֶץ
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| שֶׁ֫קֶץ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sheqets |
| Strong's number | H8263 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | detestation |
| Occurrences | 11 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | Leviticus (9) |
Sheqets (Hebrew שֶׁ֫קֶץ, Strong's H8263) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “detestation”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
detestable thing or idol, an unclean thing, an abomination, detestation
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | abomination (9), abominable (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | are detestable (5), detestable thing (1), abomination (1), shall be detestable (1), is detestable (1), vermin (1), detestable (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sheqets, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 7:21Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”
- Leviticus 11:10And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: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 11:11They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
- Leviticus 11:12Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
- Leviticus 11:13And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
- Leviticus 11:20All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
- Leviticus 11:23But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
- Leviticus 11:41And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
- Leviticus 11:42Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 66:17They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 8:10So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).