Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to detest
Usage: 1) (Piel) to detest, make abominable, count filthy, make detestable 1a) to detest 1b) to make detestable
Strong's Number
H8262
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
3
Strong's H8262 Quick Answer
Strong's H8262 שָׁקַץ (shaqats) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shaqats (shaw-kats') v. 1. to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute [a primitive root] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include have, make, and abhor. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shaqats (shaw-kats') v. 1. to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- have, make, and abhor
Meaning and Definition
shaqats (shaw-kats') v. 1. to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute [a primitive root] KJV: abhor, make abominable, have in abomination, detest, X utterly.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8262. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8262 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shaqats, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H8262 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8262 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H8262 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8262.
They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
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.
Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8262, grouped by book.
Leviticus 4 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H8262 FAQ
What does shaqats (שָׁקַץ) mean?
Shaqats (Strong's H8262) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be filthy". shaqats (shaw-kats') v. 1. to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute [a primitive root]
How many times is shaqats (שָׁקַץ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H8262 across 3 books.
Where can I study shaqats (שָׁקַץ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8262 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shaqats (שָׁקַץ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as have, make, and abhor. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.