Abhor

ABHOR ab-hor':

"To cast away," "reject," "despise," "defy," "contemn," "loathe," etc.



Translated in the Old Testament from the following Hebrew words amongst others:

(ba'ash), "to be or to become stinking" (1 Samuel 27:12; 2 Samuel 16:21); (ga`al), "to cast away as unclean," "to loathe"; compare Ezekiel 16:5 the King James Version; (quts), "to loathe," "to fear" (Exodus 1:12 m; 1 Kings 11:25; Isaiah 7:16); (shaqats), "to detest" (Psalms 22:24); (ta'abh), (ta`abh), "to contemn" (Deuteronomy 23:7); (dera'on), "an object of contempt," "an abhorring" (Isaiah 66:24; Daniel 12:2 margin).



Translated in the New Testament from the following Greek words:

bdelussomai, which is derived from bdeo, "to stink" (Romans 2:22); apostugeo, derived from stugeo, "to hate," "to shrink from" (Romans 12:9).



A. L. Breslich

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Bibliography Information

Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ABHOR'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.