4 occurrences

'Detestable' in the Bible

He walked in the way of the kings of Israel; he even let his son pass through the fire according to the detestable things of the nations which Yahweh drove out from before the {Israelites}.

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSacrifice, In OtSanctity Of LifePagan PracticesInfanticideThe Lord Drove Them Out

He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, according to the detestable things of the nations that Yahweh had driven out from the presence of the {Israelites}.

"Because Manasseh the king of Judah committed these detestable things [and] did evil more than the Amorites did who were before him and caused even Judah to sin with his idols,

Verse ConceptsDisgustKings of judah

The high places which [were] east of Jerusalem, which [were] on the south of the Mountain of Destruction which Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the detestable thing of the {Ammonites}, the king defiled.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsFalse GodsHillsAbominations, Idolatry IsPolluting The LandServing Asherah

Bible Theasaurus

Abhorrent (32 instances)
Abominable (80 instances)
Detestable (167 instances)
Hateful (20 instances)
Obscene (16 instances)
Odious (11 instances)
Repugnant (10 instances)
Repulsive (18 instances)

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שׁקּץ שׁקּוּץ 
Shiqquwts 
Usage: 28