What does תַּעָב mean in the Bible?
e. (morally) detest".
Hebrew · H8581
תַּעָב
To loathe , i.e. (morally) detest
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תַּעָב H8581
What does תַּעָב mean in the Bible?
תַּעָב is a Hebrew word meaning "to loathe , i.e. (morally) detest".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8581?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include despise (2), . . . (1), [and] abhorred (1), abhors (1), and abhor (1).
Where does תַּעָב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 7:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Deuteronomy (4), Job (4), Ezekiel (2).
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 despise 2× Deuteronomy 23:7
. . . 1× Deuteronomy 7:26
[and] abhorred 1× Isaiah 49:7
abhors 1× Psalms 5:6
and abhor 1× Psalms 119:163
and abhor it 1× Deuteronomy 7:26
and degraded 1× Ezekiel 16:25
and despise him 1× Amos 5:10
and He abhorred 1× Psalms 106:40
are vile 1× Psalms 14:1
despise me 1× Job 19:19
detestable acts 1× 1 Kings 21:26
like a rejected 1× Isaiah 14:19
loathed 1× Psalms 107:18
their ways 1× Psalms 53:1
They abhor me 1× Job 30:10
was detestable 1× 1 Chronicles 21:6
were more vile 1× Ezekiel 16:52
who despise 1× Micah 3:9
who is vile 1× Job 15:16
would despise me 1× Job 9:31
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 7:26 וְתַעֵ֥ב׀ to and abhor it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Deuteronomy 7:26 תְּֽתַעֲבֶ֖נּוּ to . . . Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 23:7 תְתַעֵ֣ב to despise Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 23:7 תְתַעֵ֣ב to despise Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1 Kings 21:26 וַיַּתְעֵ֣ב to detestable acts Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Chronicles 21:6 נִתְעַ֥ב to was detestable Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Job 9:31 וְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִי to would despise me Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Job 15:16 נִתְעָ֥ב to who is vile Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Job 19:19 תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִי to despise me Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Job 30:10 תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִי to They abhor me Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 7:26
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 9
Deuteronomy 4 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Job 4 Psalms 6 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 2 Amos 1 Micah 1
Source forms
תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִי 2x ti·‘ă·ḇū·nî Job 19:19, Job 30:10
תְתַעֵ֣ב 2x ṯə·ṯa·‘êḇ Deuteronomy 23:7
הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣ים 1x ha·mă·ṯa·‘ă·ḇîm Micah 3:9
הִתְעַ֥בְתְּ 1x hiṯ·‘aḇt Ezekiel 16:52
הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ 1x hiṯ·‘î·ḇū Psalms 14:1
וַאֲתַעֵ֑בָה 1x wa·’ă·ṯa·‘ê·ḇāh Psalms 119:163
וְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ 1x wə·hiṯ·‘î·ḇū Psalms 53:1
וַ֝יְתָעֵ֗ב 1x way·ṯā·‘êḇ Psalms 106:40
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Job 15:16, Isaiah 14:19
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 23:7
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular 2x Job 19:19, Job 30:10
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 1x Micah 3:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Psalms 53:1
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 21:26
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular 1x Psalms 119:163
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular 1x Job 9:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to loathe , i.e. (morally) detest
Source Gloss
to loathe , i.e. (morally) detest
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest BDB: be abhorred Usage: (make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), × utterly.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 10
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 5×
Imperfect Deut 23:8 · Amos 5:10 · Ps 5:7 · Ps 107:18 5×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Participle active Isa 14:19 · Job 15:16 2×
Perfect 1Chr 21:6 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Perfect Ezek 16:52 · Ps 14:1 2×
Word Origins
תַּעָב is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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