תּוֹעֵבַה

1. ritual sense:
\ \ a. Israel's sacrifices, מִצְרַיִם ׳ת (genitive object) 2 Mos 8,22 (twice in verse) (E), compare 1 Mos 46,34 (J); למצרים ׳ת 1 Mos 43,32 (J); לְ ׳ת of physical repugnance Sl 88,9.
\ \ b. to God and his people: ׳ת of unclean food 5 Mos 14,3 worshipper of idols Es 41,24, compare Jer 2,7 various objectionable acts: ׳לפני י ׳ת 5 Mos 24,4 ׳י ׳ת 5 Mos 7,25 (חֵרֶם, compare v5 Mos 7,26), 5 Mos 17,1; 5 Mos 18,12; 5 Mos 22,5; 5 Mos 23,19; 5 Mos 27,15 offering of children (עשׂה) 5 Mos 12,31, compare Jer 32,35, also plural 2 Kong 16,3 = 2 Kron 28,3; 5 Mos 18,9; 5 Mos 18,12 ( + witchcraft); idolatrous practices (sometimes with other illegal acts) ׳עשׂה (כ)ת 5 Mos 13,15; 5 Mos 17,4; 5 Mos 18,12; (intermarriage with idolaters), compare Jer 44,4 usually with plural noun 5 Mos 20,18; 1 Kong 14,24; 2 Kong 21,2; 2 Kong 21,11; 2 Kron 33,2; 2 Kron 36,8; Jer 7,10; Jer 44,22; Ezk 8,6 + 12 t. Ezekiel; compare תועבות 2 Kron 36,14; Ezr 9,1; Ezr 9,11; Ezr 9,14; Ezk 5,9 + 18 t. Ezekiel; of idols 5 Mos 32,16 (תועבה) 2 Kong 23,13; Es 44,19 (compare 5 Mos 27,15); idolatrous objects 2 Kron 34,33 || שׁקּוצים Jer 16,18 (R^JE) Ezk 5,11; Ezk 11,18; Ezk 11,21, (׳צַלְמֵי ת) Ezk 7,20 || גלולים Ezk 14,6, compare Ezk 6,9 ׳גִּלּוּלֵי ת Ezk 16,36.

2. ethical sense:
\ \ a. c. genitive object of man, שְׂפָתַי ׳ת Ord 8,7, מלכים ׳ת Ord 16,12, צדיקים ׳ת Ord 29,27 a, כסילים ׳ת Ord 13,19, רָשָׁע ׳ת Ord 29,27 b, לְאָדָם ׳ת Ord 24,9.
\ \ b. to God and his people: ׳ת of sacrifice of wicked Ord 21,27 (compare Ord 15,8), his prayers Ord 28,9 compare Es 1,13 (לְ ׳ת), probably also Jer 6,15 = Jer 8,12 (of various kinds of wickedness); unchastity 3 Mos 18,22 with עשׂה 3 Mos 20,13 (H) Ezk 22,11; Ezk 33,26 compare תועבות 3 Mos 18,26; 3 Mos 18,27; 3 Mos 18,29 (compare v3 Mos 18,30 H), also Ord 26,25 ׳י ׳ת 5 Mos 25,16; Ord 3,32 + 10 t. Proverbs, compare Ord 6,16.