◄ 8441. toebah ►
Strong's Lexicon toebah: Abomination, detestable thing Original Word: תּוֹעֵבַה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: tow`ebah Pronunciation: to-ay-BAH Phonetic Spelling: (to-ay-baw') Definition: Abomination, detestable thing Meaning: something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol Word Origin: Derived from the root תָּעַב (ta'ab), meaning "to abhor" or "to detest." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G946 (bdelugma): Often translated as "abomination" in the New Testament, used in contexts such as idolatry and moral corruption (e.g., Revelation 17:4-5). Usage: The term "toebah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe actions, practices, or objects that are considered detestable or abominable in the sight of God. It often refers to idolatry, immoral practices, and violations of the covenant between God and Israel. The word conveys a strong sense of moral and spiritual repulsion. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of "toebah" was deeply tied to the covenantal relationship between God and His people. Practices deemed "toebah" were those that violated the holiness and purity required by the Law. This included idolatry, sexual immorality, and unjust practices. The term reflects the cultural and religious boundaries that set Israel apart from surrounding nations, emphasizing the call to holiness and obedience to God's commandments. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an unused word Definition abomination NASB Translation abominable (5), abominable act (1), abomination (39), abominations (60), detestable (2), detestable act (1), detestable thing (3), detestable things (3), loathsome (2), object of loathing (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs תּוֺעֵבָה117 noun feminine abomination; — absolute ׳ת Genesis 43:32 21t.; תֹּעֵבָה Jeremiah 44:4; construct תּוֺעֲבַת Genesis 46:34 +; plural תּוֺעֵבוֺת Ezekiel 8:6 +; construct תּוֺעֲבוֺת Ezekiel 6:11 +, etc.; suffix תֹּעֲבֹתָיוֺ2Chronicles 36:8, etc.; — 1 ritual sense: a. Israel's sacrifices, מִצְרַיִם ׳ת (genitive object) Exodus 8:22 (twice in verse) (E), compare Genesis 46:34 (J); למצרים ׳ת Genesis 43:32 (J); לְ ׳ת of physical repugnance Psalm 88:9. b. to God and his people: ׳ת of unclean food Deuteronomy 14:3; worshipper of idols Isaiah 41:24, compare Jeremiah 2:7; various objectionable acts: ׳לפני י ׳ת Deuteronomy 24:4; ׳י ׳ת Deuteronomy 7:25 (חֵרֶם, compare Deuteronomy 7:26), Deuteronomy 17:1; Deuteronomy 18:12; Deuteronomy 22:5; Deuteronomy 23:19; Deuteronomy 27:15; offering of children (עשׂה) Deuteronomy 12:31, compare Jeremiah 32:35, also plural 2 Kings 16:3 2Chronicles 28:3; Deuteronomy 18:9,12 ( + witchcraft); idolatrous practices (sometimes with other illegal acts) ׳עשׂה (כ)ת Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 17:4; Ezekiel 16:50; Ezekiel 18:12; Malachi 2:11 (intermarriage with idolaters), compare Jeremiah 44:4; usually with plural noun Deuteronomy 20:18; 1 Kings 14:24; 2 Kings 21:2,11; 2Chronicles 33:2; 36:8; Jeremiah 7:10; Jeremiah 44:22; Ezekiel 8:6 12t. Ezekiel; compare תועבות2Chronicles 36:14; Ezra 9:1,11,14; Ezekiel 5:9 18t. Ezekiel; of idols Deuteronomy 32:16; (תועבה) 2 Kings 23:13; Isaiah 44:19 (compare Deuteronomy 27:15); idolatrous objects 2Chronicles 34:33; "" שׁקּוצים Jeremiah 16:18 (RJE) Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 11:18,21, (׳צַלְמֵי ת) Ezekiel 7:20; "" גלולים Ezekiel 14:6, compare Ezekiel 6:9; ׳גִּלּוּלֵי ת Ezekiel 16:36. 2 ethical sense: a. c. Genitive object of man, שְׂפָתַי ׳ת Proverbs 8:7, מלכים ׳ת Proverbs 16:12, צדיקים ׳ת Proverbs 29:27 a, כסילים ׳ת Proverbs 13:19, רָשָׁע ׳ת Proverbs 29:27 b, לְאָדָם ׳ת Proverbs 24:9. b. to God and his people: ׳ת of sacrifice of wicked Proverbs 21:27 (compare Proverbs 15:8), his prayers Proverbs 28:9 compare Isaiah 1:13 (לְ ׳ת), probably also Jeremiah 6:15 = Jeremiah 8:12 (of various kinds of wickedness); unchastity Leviticus 18:22; with עשׂה Leviticus 20:13 (H) Ezekiel 22:11; Ezekiel 33:26; compare תועבות Leviticus 18:26,27,29 (compare Leviticus 18:30; H), also Proverbs 26:25; ׳י ׳ת Deuteronomy 25:16; Proverbs 3:32 10t. Proverbs, compare Proverbs 6:16. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Tolaites Or tonebah {to-ay-baw'}; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol -- abominable (custom, thing), abomination. see HEBREW ta'ab Forms and Transliterations בְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹתָם֙ בְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם בְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖ת בתועבותם בתועבת בתועבתיהם הַתֹּעֵב֖וֹת הַתֹּעֵב֣וֹת הַתֹּעֵבָ֥ה הַתּ֣וֹעֵב֔וֹת הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ הַתּוֹעֲבֹ֣ת הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת הַתּוֹעֵב֗וֹת הַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹת הַתּוֹעֵב֣וֹת הַתּוֹעֵב֤וֹת הַתּוֹעֵבָ֣ה הַתּוֹעֵבָ֥ה הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖ת הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת התועבה התועבות התועבת התעבה התעבות וְתֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יו וְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת וְתוֹעֲבַ֥ת וְתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם וְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ וְתוֹעֲבוֹתָ֖ם וְתוֹעֵבָ֛ה וּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ן ובתועבותיהן ותועבה ותועבותיהם ותועבותיך ותועבותם ותועבת ותעבתיו כְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם כְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ כְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ כְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת֙ כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת כתועבות כתועבת כתועבתיהם כתעבות לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה לְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃ לתועבה לתועבה׃ תֹּעֲב֣וֹת תֹּועֲבַ֥ת תּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔ם תּֽוֹעֵבָ֔ה תּוֹעֲב֥וֹת תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת תּוֹעֲבַ֨ת תּוֹעֲבֹ֥ת תּוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ תּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם תּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ תּוֹעֲבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ תּוֹעֲבֹתָ֑יִךְ תּוֹעֲבֹתָ֖ם תּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃ תּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם תּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם תּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ תּוֹעֲבוֹתֶ֖יהָ תּוֹעֲבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְ תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ תּוֹעֲבוֹתָֽיִךְ׃ תּוֹעֵב֖וֹת תּוֹעֵב֣וֹת תּוֹעֵב֥וֹת תּוֹעֵב֨וֹת תּוֹעֵבָ֑ה תּוֹעֵבָ֔ה תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה תּוֹעֵבָ֛ה תּוֹעֵבָ֥ה תּוֹעֵבָֽה׃ תֽוֹעֵבָה֙ תוֹעֲבַ֛ת תוֹעֲבַ֣ת תוֹעֲבַ֥ת תוֹעֲבֹתָ֛ם תוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽן׃ תוֹעֲבוֹתַ֔יִךְ תוֹעֵב֣וֹת תוֹעֵבָ֖ה תוֹעֵבָ֥ה תועבה תועבה׃ תועבות תועבותיה תועבותיה׃ תועבותיהם תועבותיהן׃ תועבותיך תועבותיך׃ תועבותיכם תועבותיכם׃ תועבת תועבתיה׃ תועבתיהם׃ תועבתיך תועבתיך׃ תועבתיכם תועבתם תעבות bə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem bə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯām bə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ betoavoTam betoavoteiHem betoeVot bəṯōw‘ăḇōṯêhem bəṯōw‘ăḇōwṯām bəṯōw‘êḇōṯ hat·tō·‘ê·ḇāh hat·tō·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ hat·tō·w·‘ă·ḇōṯ hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇāh hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ hattō‘êḇāh hattō‘êḇōwṯ hattoaVot hattoeVah hattoeVot hattōw‘ăḇōṯ hattōw‘êḇāh hattōw‘êḇōṯ hattōw‘êḇōwṯ kə·ṯō·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇōṯ kəṯō‘ăḇōwṯ ketoaVot Ketoavoteihem kəṯōw‘ăḇōṯ kəṯōw‘ăḇōṯêhem kəṯōw‘ăḇōwṯ lə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh letoeVah ləṯōw‘êḇāh tō‘ăḇōwṯ tō·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯa·yiḵ tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯā·yiḵ tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯām ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯām tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯe·hā tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯa·yiḵ tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯā·yiḵ ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯa·yiḵ tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hen tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ tō·w·‘ă·ḇōṯ tō·w·‘ê·ḇāh ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ toaVat toaVot toavoTam toavoTayich toavoteiChem toavoTeiha toavoteiHem toavoteiHen toeVah toeVot tōw‘ăḇaṯ ṯōw‘ăḇaṯ tōw‘ăḇōṯ tōw‘ăḇōṯām ṯōw‘ăḇōṯām tōw‘ăḇōṯayiḵ tōw‘ăḇōṯāyiḵ tōw‘ăḇōṯehā tōw‘ăḇōṯêhem tōw‘ăḇōṯêḵem tōw‘ăḇōwṯ tōw‘ăḇōwṯayiḵ tōw‘ăḇōwṯāyiḵ ṯōw‘ăḇōwṯayiḵ tōw‘ăḇōwṯehā tōw‘ăḇōwṯêhem ṯōw‘ăḇōwṯêhen tōw‘ăḇōwṯêḵem tōw‘êḇāh ṯōw‘êḇāh tōw‘êḇōwṯ ṯōw‘êḇōwṯ ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hen ūḇəṯōw‘ăḇōwṯêhen uvetoavoteiHen vetoaVat vetoavoTam vetoavoTav vetoavoTayich vetoaVoteiHem vetoeVah wə·ṯō·‘ă·ḇō·ṯāw wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯa·yiḵ wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯām wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem wə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh wəṯō‘ăḇōṯāw wəṯōw‘ăḇaṯ wəṯōw‘ăḇōwṯām wəṯōw‘ăḇōwṯayiḵ wəṯōw‘ăḇōwṯêhem wəṯōw‘êḇāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 43:32 HEB: לֶ֔חֶם כִּי־ תוֹעֵבָ֥ה הִ֖וא לְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ NAS: with the Hebrews, for that is loathsome to the Egyptians. KJV: with the Hebrews; for that [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians. INT: bread because is loathsome he the Egyptians Genesis 46:34 HEB: גֹּ֔שֶׁן כִּֽי־ תוֹעֲבַ֥ת מִצְרַ֖יִם כָּל־ NAS: shepherd is loathsome to the Egyptians. KJV: for every shepherd [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians. INT: of Goshen for is loathsome Egyptian every Exodus 8:26 HEB: כֵּ֔ן כִּ֚י תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת מִצְרַ֔יִם נִזְבַּ֖ח NAS: our God what is an abomination to the Egyptians. KJV: we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians INT: so what is an abomination Egyptian will sacrifice Exodus 8:26 HEB: נִזְבַּ֞ח אֶת־ תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת מִצְרַ֛יִם לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם NAS: we sacrifice what is an abomination to the Egyptians KJV: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians INT: If sacrifice is an abomination Egyptian their eyes Leviticus 18:22 HEB: מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אִשָּׁ֑ה תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה הִֽוא׃ NAS: with a female; it is an abomination. KJV: womankind: it [is] abomination. INT: with A female is an abomination he Leviticus 18:26 HEB: תַעֲשׂ֔וּ מִכֹּ֥ל הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה הָֽאֶזְרָ֔ח NAS: of these abominations, [neither] the native, KJV: and shall not commit [any] of these abominations; [neither] any of your own nation, INT: do all manner abominations of these the native Leviticus 18:27 HEB: אֶת־ כָּל־ הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔ל עָשׂ֥וּ NAS: these abominations, and the land KJV: (For all these abominations have the men INT: for all abominations these have done Leviticus 18:29 HEB: יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה מִכֹּ֥ל הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְרְת֛וּ NAS: of these abominations, those persons KJV: For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls INT: does all manner abominations of these shall be cut Leviticus 18:30 HEB: עֲשׂ֜וֹת מֵחֻקּ֤וֹת הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשׂ֣וּ NAS: any of the abominable customs KJV: that [ye] commit not [any one] of these abominable customs, INT: practice customs of the abominable which have been practiced Leviticus 20:13 HEB: מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אִשָּׁ֔ה תּוֹעֵבָ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם NAS: of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely KJV: of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely INT: lie A woman A detestable have committed both Deuteronomy 7:25 HEB: בּ֔וֹ כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ NAS: you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the LORD KJV: [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an abomination to the LORD INT: will be snared for is an abomination to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 7:26 HEB: וְלֹא־ תָבִ֤יא תֽוֹעֵבָה֙ אֶל־ בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ NAS: You shall not bring an abomination into your house, KJV: Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, INT: shall not bring an abomination into your house Deuteronomy 12:31 HEB: כִּי֩ כָּל־ תּוֹעֲבַ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר NAS: for every abominable act which KJV: thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, INT: for every abominable the LORD which Deuteronomy 13:14 HEB: הַדָּבָ֔ר נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛ה הַתּוֹעֵבָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ NAS: that this abomination has been done KJV: [that] such abomination is wrought INT: the matter has been done abomination such among Deuteronomy 14:3 HEB: תֹאכַ֖ל כָּל־ תּוֹעֵבָֽה׃ NAS: any detestable thing. KJV: Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. INT: eat any detestable Deuteronomy 17:1 HEB: רָ֑ע כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ NAS: defect, for that is a detestable thing to the LORD KJV: [or] any evilfavouredness: for that [is] an abomination unto the LORD INT: adversity is a detestable to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 17:4 HEB: הַדָּבָ֔ר נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛ה הַתּוֹעֵבָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ NAS: that this detestable thing has been done KJV: certain, [that] such abomination is wrought INT: and the thing has been done detestable in Israel Deuteronomy 18:9 HEB: תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָהֵֽם׃ NAS: to imitate the detestable things of those KJV: to do after the abominations of those nations. INT: learn to imitate the detestable nations of those Deuteronomy 18:12 HEB: כִּֽי־ תוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־ NAS: things is detestable to the LORD; KJV: For all that do these things [are] an abomination unto the LORD: INT: for is detestable to the LORD whoever Deuteronomy 18:12 HEB: אֵ֑לֶּה וּבִגְלַל֙ הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔לֶּה יְהוָ֣ה NAS: of these detestable things the LORD KJV: and because of these abominations the LORD INT: these and because detestable things the LORD Deuteronomy 20:18 HEB: לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּכֹל֙ תּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ NAS: according to all their detestable things which KJV: you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done INT: to do to all their detestable which have done Deuteronomy 22:5 HEB: אִשָּׁ֑ה כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ NAS: these things is an abomination to the LORD KJV: so [are] abomination unto the LORD INT: A woman's for is an abomination God your God Deuteronomy 23:18 HEB: נֶ֑דֶר כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ NAS: for both of these are an abomination to the LORD KJV: for even both these [are] abomination unto the LORD INT: votive of these are an abomination to the LORD your God Deuteronomy 24:4 HEB: הֻטַּמָּ֔אָה כִּֽי־ תוֹעֵבָ֥ה הִ֖וא לִפְנֵ֣י NAS: she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before KJV: that she is defiled; for that [is] abomination before INT: has been defiled that is an abomination he before Deuteronomy 25:16 HEB: כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ NAS: unjustly is an abomination to the LORD KJV: unrighteously, [are] an abomination unto the LORD INT: for is an abomination to the LORD your God 117 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 8441 117 Occurrences bə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯām — 1 Occ. bə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ. bə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ — 1 Occ. hat·tō·w·‘ă·ḇōṯ — 1 Occ. hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇāh — 4 Occ. hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ — 15 Occ. kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇōṯ — 5 Occ. kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ. lə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh — 2 Occ. ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ — 26 Occ. tō·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ — 3 Occ. tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯām — 3 Occ. tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯā·yiḵ — 10 Occ. tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem — 4 Occ. tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā — 3 Occ. tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem — 2 Occ. ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hen — 1 Occ. ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh — 16 Occ. ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ — 6 Occ. ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hen — 1 Occ. wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ — 4 Occ. wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯām — 1 Occ. wə·ṯō·‘ă·ḇō·ṯāw — 1 Occ. wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯa·yiḵ — 2 Occ. wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem — 2 Occ. wə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh — 1 Occ.