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שָׁקַץ H8262

H8262 is the Hebrew word שָׁקַץ, transliterated shâqats and said shaw-kats'. The King James Version most often renders it abominable.

Word: שָׁקַץTransliteration: shâqatsSaid: shaw-kats'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

abominable 2×abomination 1×make 1×utterly 1×detest 1×nor abhorred 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: abhor, make abominable, have in abomination, detest, [idiom] utterly.

Verses using שָׁקַץ

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 11:13 · KJV

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Leviticus 11:43 · KJV

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

Leviticus 20:25 · KJV

Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.

Deuteronomy 7:26 · KJV

Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

Psalm 22:24 · KJV

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8262 mean?

H8262 is the Hebrew word שָׁקַץ (shâqats), meaning to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute.

How is H8262 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it abominable (2 times), abomination (1 time), make (1 time), utterly (1 time), detest (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8262 appear in the Bible?

שָׁקַץ (shâqats) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8262 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

H8259 · שָׁקַף — properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e…H8260 · שֶׁקֶף — a loophole (for looking out), to admit light and air H8261 · שָׁקֻף — an embrasure or opening with bevelled jam H8263 · שֶׁקֶץ — filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically)…H8264 · שָׁקַק — to course (like a beast of prey); by…H8265 · שָׂקַר — to ogle, i.e. blink coquettishly

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