What does תּוֹעֵבַה · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
e. (as noun) an abhorrence ; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol".
Hebrew · H8441, H3068
תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה
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
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תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence ; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
Pronunciation toevat
Moral disgust that provokes divine rejection; centrally theological—idolatry or covenant violation offensive to God's holiness
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה (toavat YHWH) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹעֵבַה · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence ; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8441, H3068?
H8441, H3068 is connected to 6,639 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence ; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
Strong's H8441, H3068
Lexical occurrences 6,639 verses Source Gloss
properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence ; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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