Hebrew · H8251, H8074 · unreviewed

שִׁקּוּץ מְשֹׁמֵם

Disgusting , i.e. filthy ; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol · to stun (or intransitively, grow numb ), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)

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שִׁקּוּץ H8251 disgusting , i.e. filthy ; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
Pronunciation šiqûṣ
Idol or idolatrous practice viewed as physically repugnant filth, not merely forbidden but viscerally abhorrent to God
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שָׁמֵם H8074 to stun (or intransitively, grow numb ), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
Pronunciation shāmēm
Devastation that numbs or stuns the observer; desolation as both physical destruction and psychological shock.
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What does שִׁקּוּץ מְשֹׁמֵם (shiqquts meshomem) mean in the Bible?

שִׁקּוּץ · שָׁמֵם is a Hebrew word meaning "detestable thing causing desolation".

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Meaning

detestable thing causing desolation
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