תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ
Properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence ; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
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תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence ; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
What does תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ (toʿavat YHWH ʾelohekha) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹעֵבַה · יְהֹוָה · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence ; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol". properly, something disgusting (morally), i.
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Meaning
Word Origins
תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ is built from this root:
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