The meaning of “שָׁקַץ”
Understanding shâqats reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
abhor, make abominable, have in abomination, detest, [idiom] utterly. - to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, poll...
שָׁקַץ
abhor, make abominable, have in abomination, detest, [idiom] utterly. - to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute 1) (Piel) to detest, make abominable, count filthy, make detestable 1a) to detest 1b) to make detestable
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 11:43 | “Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.” Word: שָׁקַץ (shâqats) | |
| Deuteronomy 7:26 | “Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. ” Word: שָׁקַץ (shâqats) | |
| Psalms 22:24 | “For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.” Word: שָׁקַץ (shâqats) |
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