שָׁקַץshâqats

Meanings

Same root

• שִׁקּוּץshiqqûwts · H8251disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
• שֶׁקֶץsheqets · H8263filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

• Leviticus 11:11 They will always be detestable to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies.
• Leviticus 11:13 “These are the birds that are detestable to you. You must never eat them: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
• Leviticus 11:43 Do not defile yourselves by touching them. You must not make yourselves ceremonially unclean because of them.
• Leviticus 20:25 “You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any unclean animal or bird or creature that scurries along the ground. I have identified them as being unclean for you.
• Deuteronomy 7:26 Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction.
• Psalms 22:24 For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. He has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help.