Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâqats

shaw-kats'

שָׁקַץ

What it means

to be filthy, i.e. to loathe, pollute

to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • abominable2
  • abomination1
  • make1
  • utterly1
  • detest1
  • abhorred1

Every place it appears 7

Deuteronomy7:26
Psalms22:24
shâqats — Hebrew word meaning “to be filthy, i.e. to loathe”