What does שִׁקּוּץ (šiqûṣ) mean in the Bible?
שִׁקּוּץ (šiqûṣ): Idol or idolatrous practice viewed as physically repugnant filth, not merely forbidden but viscerally abhorrent to God
Hebrew · H8251
שִׁקּוּץ
Disgusting , i.e. filthy ; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
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שִׁקּוּץ H8251
Pronunciation šiqûṣ
What does שִׁקּוּץ (šiqûṣ) mean in the Bible?
שִׁקּוּץ (šiqûṣ): Idol or idolatrous practice viewed as physically repugnant filth, not merely forbidden but viscerally abhorrent to God
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How does the BSB render H8251?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the abomination (6), the abominations (4), their abominations (3), your detestable idols (2), [will come] the abomination (1).
Where does שִׁקּוּץ (šiqûṣ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 29:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (8), Jeremiah (5), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the abomination 6× 1 Kings 11:5, 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:13, Daniel 11:31
the abominations 4× Deuteronomy 29:17, 2 Kings 23:24, Ezekiel 20:7, Ezekiel 20:8
their abominations 3× Jeremiah 7:30, Jeremiah 32:34, Ezekiel 20:30
your detestable idols 2× Jeremiah 4:1, Ezekiel 5:11
[will come] the abomination 1× Daniel 9:27
and detestable idols 1× Ezekiel 7:20
and the abomination 1× Daniel 12:11
and the abominations 1× Zechariah 9:7
as detestable 1× Hosea 9:10
detestable things 1× Ezekiel 11:21
in their abominations 1× Isaiah 66:3
its detestable things 1× Ezekiel 11:18
of their detestable idols 1× Jeremiah 16:18
or detestable images 1× Ezekiel 37:23
the detestable idols 1× 2 Chronicles 15:8
with filth 1× Nahum 3:6
your detestable acts 1× Jeremiah 13:27
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Deuteronomy 29:17 שִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔ם to the abominations Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1 Kings 11:5 שִׁקֻּ֖ץ to the abomination Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 11:7 שִׁקֻּ֣ץ to the abomination Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 11:7 שִׁקֻּ֖ץ to the abomination Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Kings 23:13 שִׁקֻּ֣ץ to the abomination Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Kings 23:13 שִׁקֻּ֣ץ to the abomination Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Kings 23:24 הַשִּׁקֻּצִ֗ים to the abominations Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 15:8 הַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙ to the detestable idols Article | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 66:3 וּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם to in their abominations Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Jeremiah 4:1 שִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָ to your detestable idols Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 29:17
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 11
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 3 2 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 8 Daniel 3 Hosea 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
שִׁקֻּ֣ץ 3x šiq·quṣ 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:13
שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י 2x šiq·qū·ṣê Ezekiel 20:7, Ezekiel 20:8
שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗ם 2x šiq·qū·ṣê·hem Jeremiah 7:30, Jeremiah 32:34
שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם 2x šiq·qū·ṣê·hem Ezekiel 7:20, Ezekiel 20:30
שִׁקֻּ֖ץ 2x šiq·quṣ 1 Kings 11:5, 1 Kings 11:7
הַשִּׁקּ֥וּץ 1x haš·šiq·qūṣ Daniel 11:31
הַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙ 1x haš·šiq·qū·ṣîm 2 Chronicles 15:8
הַשִּׁקֻּצִ֗ים 1x haš·šiq·qu·ṣîm 2 Kings 23:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 7x Deuteronomy 29:17, Jeremiah 7:30, Jeremiah 16:18, Jeremiah 32:34
Noun - masculine singular construct 5x 1 Kings 11:5, 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:13
Noun - masculine plural 3x Daniel 9:27, Hosea 9:10, Nahum 3:6
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Kings 23:24, 2 Chronicles 15:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2x Isaiah 66:3, Ezekiel 37:23
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Ezekiel 20:7, Ezekiel 20:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 2x Jeremiah 13:27, Ezekiel 5:11
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Daniel 11:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Idol or idolatrous practice viewed as physically repugnant filth, not merely forbidden but viscerally abhorrent to God
Source Gloss
disgusting , i.e. filthy ; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Idol or idolatrous practice viewed as physically repugnant filth, not merely forbidden but viscerally abhorrent to God
disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol BDB: detested thing Usage: abominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Idolatrous practices that must be removed for covenant restoration
Detestable idols filling the land, provoking divine judgment and punishment
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 28 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שִׁקּוּץ is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain