תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת

𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕

toavat

abomination

or תֹּעֵבַה; feminine active participle of תַּעָב; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol; abominable (custom, thing), abomination.

H8441

Proverbs 16:5 · Word #1

Lexicon H8441

Lemmaתּוֹעֵבַה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤄
Transliterationtôwʻêbah
Strong'sH8441
In-contextabomination

Morphology HNcfsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H8441-10

abhorrence-of

Rootתעב (t-ʿ-b)
Core Meaningsto abhor, to detest, to regard as loathsome, moral revulsion
Semantic Rangeabhorrence, detestable thing, morally loathsome act, idolatrous practice, ritually or ethically repugnant object or behavior
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical text, תּוֹעֵבָה marks actions, objects, or practices that violate covenantal holiness and provoke divine revulsion—especially idolatry, illicit worship, and grave moral transgressions. It signals not mere dislike but a profound breach of YHWH’s moral order.
Morphological NotesFeminine singular noun in construct state from תּוֹעֵבָה (H8441). The construct form תּוֹעֲבַת links the noun to a following genitive, expressing "abhorrence of" or "detestable thing of."
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the root תעב, "to abhor" or "to treat as detestable." As a feminine singular construct form (HNcfsc), it denotes "abhorrence of…"—linking the idea of something that evokes moral revulsion to what follows in the construct chain. The rendering preserves both the root sense of detestation and the singular feminine construct grammar.

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Words from Root תעב (to abhor, to detest, to regard as loathsome, moral revulsion)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8441-01 betoavotam by their detestable things
H8441-02 betoavoteyhem in their abominations
H8441-03 betoevot with detestable things
H8441-04 hatoavot the detestable-things of
H8441-05 hatoevah the detestable thing
H8441-06 hatoevot the detestable things
H8581-01 hiteivu they have made themselves detestable
H8441-07 ketoavot like the abhorrent things of
H8441-08 ketoavoteyhem according to their abhorrent abominations
H8441-09 letoevah to a detestable thing
H8581-02 niteav one being loathed (masculine singular)
H8581-03 tetaev you (masc. sing.) will treat as abominable / she will treat as abominable
H8581-04 tiavuni they loathed me as abhorrent
H8441-11 toavot abhorrent things of
H8441-12 toavotam their abhorred things
H8441-13 toavotayikhe your abhorrent things
H8441-14 toavoteyha her detestable things
H8441-15 toavoteyhem their detestable things
H8441-16 toavoteyhen their abhorrent things
H8441-17 toavoteykhem your loathsome abominations
H8441-18 toevah a detested thing
H8441-19 toevot detestable things
H8441-20 tvvvt loathsome abominations of
H8441-21 uvetoavoteyhen and in their (fem.) abhorrent things
H8441-22 vetoavat and the abhorrence of
H8441-23 vetoavotam and their abhorrent things
H8441-24 vetoavotayikhe and your detestable things
H8441-25 vetoavotayv and his abhorrent things
H8441-26 vetoavoteyhem and their abhorrent things
H8441-27 vetoevah and a loathsome thing

Word Usage (118 occurrences of H8441)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 43:32 תוֹעֵבָ֥ה toevah abomination
Genesis 46:34 תוֹעֲבַ֥ת toavat an abomination
Exodus 8:22 תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת toavat the abomination of
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