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Job 30:10
“They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
תַּעָבtaʻâb · taw-ab'
H8581 · Hebrew
H8581 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), [idiom] utterly.
- Grammar
- תִּֽ֭עֲבוּ — verb Piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 22 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 7:26Deuteronomy 7:26Deuteronomy 23:8Deuteronomy 23:81 Kings 21:26
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תַּעָב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.