Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to loathe
Usage: (Piel) to loathe, abhor Another spelling of ta.av (תַּעָב "to abhor" H8581)
Taab means “abhor” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H8374 תָּאַב (ta'ab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ta'ab (taw-ab') v. 1. to loathe (morally) [a primitive root (probably identical with H8373 through the idea of puffing disdainfully at] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include abhor. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
ta'ab (taw-ab') v. 1. to loathe (morally) [a primitive root (probably identical with H8373 through the idea of puffing disdainfully at] KJV: abhor. Root(s): H8373 Compare: H340
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to loathe
Usage: (Piel) to loathe, abhor Another spelling of ta.av (תַּעָב "to abhor" H8581)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ta'ab, 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.
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.
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1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H8374.
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8374, grouped by book.
Taab (Strong's H8374) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "abhor". ta'ab (taw-ab') v. 1. to loathe (morally) [a primitive root (probably identical with H8373 through the idea of puffing disdainfully at]
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H8374 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8374 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as abhor. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.