תּוֹעֵבָה tō‘ēbāh – abomination
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Author(s):
Paul Sanders
First published: 2026-??-??
Citation: Paul Sanders, תּוֹעֵבָה tō‘ēbāh – abomination,
Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Database (sahd-online.com), 2026
Introduction
Grammatical type:
Occurrences: 117x HB (27/60/30); 3 Sir; x Qum; ??x Inscr. (Total: ??)
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Torah: Gen 43:32; 46:34; Exod 8:22 (2x); Lev 18:22, 26, 27, 29, 30; 20:13; Deut 7:25, 26; 12:31; 13:15; 14:3; 17:1, 4; 18:9, 12 (2x); 20:18; 22:5; 23:19; 24:4; 25:16; 27:15; 32:16;
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Nebiim: 1 Kgs 14:24; 2 Kgs 16:3; 21:2, 11; 23:13; Isa 1:13; 41:24; 44:19; Jer 2:7; 6:15; 7:10; 8:12; 16:18; 32:35; 44:4, 22; Ezek 5:9, 11; 6:9, 11; 7:3, 4, 8, 9, 20; 8:6 (2x), 9, 13, 15, 17; 9:4; 11:18, 21; 12:16; 14:6; 16:2, 22, 36, 43, 47, 50, 51 (2x), 58; 18:12, 13, 24; 20:4; 22:2, 11; 23:36; 33:26, 29; 36:31; 43:8; 44:6, 7, 13; Mal 2:11;
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Ketubim: Ps 88:9; Prov 3:32; 6:16; 8:7; 11:1, 20; 12:22; 13:19; 15:8, 9, 26; 16:5, 12; 17:15; 20:10, 23; 21:27; 24:9; 26:25; 28:9; 29:27 (2x); Ezra 9:1, 11, 14; 2 Chron 28:3; 33:2; 34:33; 36:8, 14.
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Sira: Sir 13:20A (2x); 15:13A,B; 49:2B.
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Qumran:
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1. Root and Comparative Material
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2. Formal Characteristics
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3. Syntagmatics
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4. Ancient Versions
a. Septuagint (LXX) and other Greek versions (αʹ, σʹ, θʹ):
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b. Peshitta (Pesh):
c. Targum (Tg):
d. Vulgate (Vg):
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5. Lexical/Semantic Fields
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6. Exegesis
6.1 Textual Evidence
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6.2 Pictorial Material
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6.3 Archaeology
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7. Conclusion
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Bibliography
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