What does שִׁקּוּץ · שָׁמֵם mean in the Bible?
שִׁקּוּץ · שָׁמֵם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "detestable thing causing desolation".
Hebrew · H8251, H8074
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 phrase meaning "detestable thing causing desolation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8251, H8074?
H8251, H8074 is connected to 114 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. detestable thing causing desolation
Strong's H8251, H8074
Lexical occurrences 114 verses Source Gloss
detestable thing causing desolation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁקּוּץ מְשֹׁמֵם is built from this root:
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