תּוֹעֵבַהtôwʻêbah

Meanings

Same root

• תַּעָבtaʻâb · H8581to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest

Where it appears

Appears 117 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 43:32 The waiters served Joseph at his own table, and his brothers were served at a separate table. The Egyptians who ate with Joseph sat at their own table, because Egyptians despise Hebrews and refuse to eat with them.
• Genesis 46:34 you must tell him, ‘We, your servants, have raised livestock all our lives, as our ancestors have always done.’ When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the region of Goshen, for the Egyptians despise shepherds.”
• Exodus 8:26 But Moses replied, “That wouldn’t be right. The Egyptians detest the sacrifices that we offer to the Lord our God. Look, if we offer our sacrifices here where the Egyptians can see us, they will stone us.
• Leviticus 18:22 “Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.
• Leviticus 18:26 You must obey all my decrees and regulations. You must not commit any of these detestable sins. This applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you.
• Leviticus 18:27 “All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and this is how the land has become defiled.