תָּאַב tâʼab — to loathe (morally)

pronounced taw-ab' · Strong's H8374 · 1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Pi'el

Translated in the KJV as abhor.

a primitive root (probably identical with H8373 through the idea of puffing disdainfully at; compare H340); to loathe (morally).

tâʼab in each stem

Pi'el 1×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Participle (active) 1

מְתָאֵ֤ב Amos 6:8 Participle (active), masculine singular

The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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