Taav תַּעָב
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| תַּעָב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | taav |
| Strong's number | H8581 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to abhor |
| Occurrences | 22 in 20 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (6) |
Taav (Hebrew תַּעָב, Strong's H8581) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to abhor”. It occurs 22 times in 20 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to abhor, be abominable, do abominably
1a) (Niphal) to be abhorred, be detested
1a1) in the ritual sense
1a2) in the ethical sense
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to loathe, abhor, regard as an abomination
1b1a) in the ritual sense
1b1b) in the ethical sense
1b2) to cause to be an abomination
1c) (Hiphil) to make abominable, do abominably
1c1) in the ritual sense
1c2) in the ethical sense
Also means: ta.av (תָּאַב "to loathe" H8374)
1a) (Niphal) to be abhorred, be detested
1a1) in the ritual sense
1a2) in the ethical sense
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to loathe, abhor, regard as an abomination
1b1a) in the ritual sense
1b1b) in the ethical sense
1b2) to cause to be an abomination
1c) (Hiphil) to make abominable, do abominably
1c1) in the ritual sense
1c2) in the ethical sense
Also means: ta.av (תָּאַב "to loathe" H8374)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | abhor (8), abominable (6), abhorred (3), abhorreth (2), utterly abhor (1), abominably (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | despise (2), abhor it (1), detestable acts (1), was detestable (1), would despise me (1), who is vile (1), despise me (1), they abhor me (1), abhors (1), are vile (1), their ways (1), he abhorred (1), and 8 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Taav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 7:26Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.
- Deuteronomy 23:7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 21:26And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 21:6But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
Job
- Job 9:31Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.
- Job 15:16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
- Job 19:19All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
- Job 30:10They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
Psalms
- Psalm 5:6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Psalm 14:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Psalm 53:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Psalm 106:40Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.
- Psalm 107:18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
- Psalm 119:163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 14:19But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.
- Isaiah 49:7Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 16:25Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.
- Ezekiel 16:52Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.
Amos
- Amos 5:10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
Micah
- Micah 3:9Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,
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).