H8251 H8251
Detestable thing or abomination; an idol, idolatrous practice, or defiling filth loathsome before God
Shiqquts (from the root shaqats, 'to detest') is one of the Hebrew Bible's strongest terms of revulsion, deployed almost exclusively against idolatry. Prophets hurl it at the totality of Israel's idol-worship (Jer 4:1; Ezek 5:11; 7:20; 11:18), while the historical books name specific 'abominations' like Chemosh of Moab and Milcom of Ammon (1 Kgs 11:5, 7; 2 Kgs 23:13). Daniel's 'abomination of desolation' (Dan 11:31; 12:11) became a key apocalyptic phrase echoed by Jesus. Nahum extends the word beyond idolatry to raw filth cast upon Nineveh (Nah 3:6).
Senses
1. detestable things, idolatrous abominations — Detestable things or idolatrous abominations collectively -- the plural shiqqutsim denouncing the whole apparatus of a nation's idol worship. Ezekiel uses it repeatedly (5:11; 7:20; 11:18, 21; 20:7-8, 30; 37:23), as do Jeremiah (4:1; 7:30; 13:27; 16:18) and the Deuteronomistic historians (Deut 29:17; 2 Kgs 23:24). Spanish 'abominaciones' and German 'Abscheuliches' convey the visceral disgust. 20×
AR["أَرْجاسِكِ","أَرْجاسِهِمْ","أَقْذَارَكِ","أَقْذَارِهِمْ","الأَرْجَاسِ","الرِّجْسَاتِ","رجْسًا","رَجَاسَاتِهِمْ","رِجْسَاتِكَ","رِجْسَاتِهَا","رِجْسَاتِهِمْ","مَكْرُوهَاتِ","وَبِ-رَجَاسَاتِهِمْ","وَبِرِجْسَاتِهِمْ","وَرَجِسَاتِهِ"]·ben["-এবং-তাদের-ঘৃণ্যতায়","-তার-ঘৃণ্যতা","এবং-তার-ঘৃণিত-বস্তু","ও-তাদের-ঘৃণ্যতাগুলিতে","ঘৃণাগুলিকে","ঘৃণিত-বস্তুগুলো","ঘৃণ্য-জিনিসগুলি","ঘৃণ্য-তোমার","ঘৃণ্য-বস্তু-তাদের","ঘৃণ্য-বস্তুগুলির","ঘৃণ্যগুলি","তাদের-ঘৃণ্য-বস্তু","তাদের-ঘৃণ্য-বস্তুগুলি","তাদের-ঘৃণ্যতার","তাদের-ঘৃণ্যের","তোমার-ঘৃণা-দ্বারা","তোমার-ঘৃণ্যগুলি","ব্যভিচার-করছ-তোমরা"]·DE["Abscheuliches","Scheusal","[ושקציו]","[שקוצים]","der-abominations","ihr-detestable-Sachen","ihre-Scheusale","und-Abscheuliches","und-in-ihre-Scheusale"]·EN["abominations","and-his-abominations","and-in-their-abominations","and-with-their-detestable-things","detestable-things","detestable-things-of","detestable-things-of-her","detestable-things-of-them","detestable-things-of-you","detestable-things-their","the-abominations","their-detestable-things","your-abominations"]·FR["[השקוצים]","abomination","et-abomination","le-abominations","leur-detestable-choses"]·heb["ה-שיקוצים","ה-שקוצים","ו-ב-שיקוציהם","ו-שיקוציו","שיקוצי","שיקוציה","שיקוציהם","שיקוציך","שיקוצים"]·HI["उनकी","उनकी-घृणित-चीज़ों","उनके-घिनौने-काम","उसके-घिनौने-काम","और-घृणित-वस्तुएँ-उसकी","और-घृणित-वस्तुओं-अपनी-में","को-घृणित-वस्तुओं","घृणाएँ-अपनी","घृणाओं-उनकी","घृणित-चीज़ों","घृणित-मूरतें-अपनी","घृणित-वस्तुएँ","घृणित-वस्तुएं-अपनी","घृणित-वस्तुओं-की","तेरी-घृणित-चीज़ें","तेरी-घृणित-चीज़ों","ह-शिक्कुत्सीम-को"]·ID["berhala-berhala-menjijikkan","berhala-berhala-menjijikkan-mereka","berhala-berhala-menjijikkan-nya","berhala-berhala-menjijikkanmu","berhala-berhala-mereka","dan-dalam-kekejian-kekejian-mereka","dan-dengan-hal-hal-keji-mereka","dan-kekejian-nya","kekejian","kekejian-kamu","kekejian-kekejian","kekejian-kekejian-mereka","kekejian-kekejianmu"]·IT["[השקוצים]","abominazione","e-abominazione","il-abominazioni","loro-detestabile-cose"]·jav["barang-barang-jijik","barang-jijik","barang-jijik-nipun","barang-jijik-panjenengan","brahala-brahala","brahala-brahala-panjenengan","brahala-brahala-punika","brahala-brahala-tiyang-tiyang-punika","brahala-panjenengan","jijik","kanisthan","lan-ing-ingkang-nggegirisi","lan-jijik-jijikan-nipun","lan-kanthi-kanisthan-ipun","lan-najisipun","nisthaé","rereged-piyambakipun"]·KO["가증한-것들-의","가증한-것들이","그-괴악한-것들을","그것의-험오스러운-것들과","그들의-가증한-것들을","그들의-역겨운-것들의","그들의-험오스러운-것들을","그들의-험오스러운-것들의","그들의-혐오스러운-것들의","그리고-그들의-역겨운-것들에서","그리고-그의-가증한-것들을","그리고-험오스러운것들-그들의-안에서","너의-역겨운-것들을","네-가증한-것들과","네-험오한-것들을","혐오스러운-것들을"]·PT["abominações","abominações-de","abominações-deles","as-abominações","coisas-detestação-tuas","coisas-detestáveis-deles","e-abominações-suas","e-com-abominações-deles","e-em-abominações-deles","suas-abominações","suas-coisas-detestáveis","tuas-abominações","tuas-abominações."]·RU["вы","глаз-их","гнусностями-твоими","и-мерзости-его","и-мерзостями-своими","мерзких-идолов-их","мерзостей","мерзостей-их","мерзости","мерзости-её","мерзости-их","мерзости-свои","мерзости-твои","мерзостями"]·ES["abominaciones","abominaciones-de","abominaciones-de-ti","abominaciones-sus","abominaciones-tuyas","cosas-detestables-de-ellos","las-abominaciones","sus-abominaciones","tus-abominaciones","y-con-sus-abominaciones","y-en-sus-abominaciones","y-sus-abominaciones","ídolos-de-ella","ídolos-de-ellos"]·SW["chukizo","chukizo-zao","la-machukizo","machukizo","machukizo-yako","machukizo-yao","na-katika-machukizo-yao","na-machukizo-yake","na-vitu-vyao-vya-machukizo","sanamu-zao-za-chukizo","vitu-vya-kuchukiza","vitu-vyao-vya-chukizo","vitu-vyao-vya-kuchukiza","vya","za-chukizo"]·TR["iğrenç-şeyleri","iğrenç-şeylerini","iğrenç-şeylerinin","iğrençlikler","iğrençlikleri-","iğrençliklerin","iğrençliklerini","iğrençliklerini-senin","iğrençliklerinin","iğrençliklerinle","tiksintiliklerini","tiksintiliklerinin","ve-iyrenenlerinde","ve-iğrençliklerini-","ve-iğrençlikleriyle"]·urd["اور-اُس-کے-مکروہات","اور-اُن-کی-مکروہات-میں","اور-نجاستوں-اپنی-سے","اُن-کی-مکروہات-کی","اُن-کی-نفرتیں","اُن-کی-گھنونی-چیزوں-کے","اپنی-گھنونی-چیزیں","تیری-مکروہات","مکروہات","مکروہات-اپنے","مکروہات-تیرے-سے","مکروہات-کی","مکروہات-کے","نفرتوں","نفرتوں-کو","نفرتیوں","گھنونی-چیزیں-کو"]
Deut 29:17, 2 Kgs 23:24, 2 Chr 15:8, Isa 66:3, Jer 4:1, Jer 7:30, Jer 13:27, Jer 16:18, Jer 32:34, Ezek 5:11, Ezek 7:20, Ezek 11:18 (+8 more)
2. detestable idol, abomination — A specific detestable idol or deity singled out by name or epithet: 'Ashtoreth the shiqquts of the Sidonians,' 'Chemosh the shiqquts of Moab' (1 Kgs 11:5, 7; 2 Kgs 23:13). Daniel's 'shiqquts meshomem' -- the abomination that causes desolation (Dan 11:31; 12:11) -- became theologically pivotal, referenced by Jesus in Matthew 24:15. The construct form emphasizes a particular loathsome object rather than idolatry in general. 7×
AR["الرِّجْسَ","رِجْسِ"]·ben["-জঘন্যতা","ঘৃণা","ঘৃণ্য-মূর্তি","জঘন্যতা"]·DE["Abscheuliches","abomination-von"]·EN["abomination","abomination-of","the-abomination"]·FR["abomination","abomination-de"]·heb["ה-שיקוץ","שיקוץ"]·HI["घृणा","घृणित-वस्तु","शिक्कुत्स"]·ID["kekejian"]·IT["abominazione","abominazione-di"]·jav["barang-jijik","jijik","kanisthan"]·KO["가증한-것을","그-가증한-것을","역겨움"]·PT["a-abominação","abominação-de"]·RU["мерзости","мерзость","мерзостью"]·ES["abominación","abominación-de","la-abominación"]·SW["chukizo","chukizo-la","chukizo-la-"]·TR["ha-iğrençliği","iğrençliği","iğrençliği-"]·urd["مکروہ","مکروہ-چیز","نفرت"]
3. filth, unclean thing — Filth or defiling matter emphasizing pollution and disgust rather than specifically idolatrous content. Nahum 3:6 declares God will cast 'filth' (shiqquts) upon Nineveh, and Zechariah 9:7 applies it to unclean food. French 'abomination' and Spanish 'inmundicias' (filth) capture this broader connotation of contaminating repulsiveness. 1×
AR["أَرْجَاسًا"]·ben["ঘৃণা"]·DE["[שקצים]"]·EN["filth"]·FR["abomination"]·heb["שיקוצים"]·HI["घृणा-चीज़ें"]·ID["kekejian-kekejian,"]·IT["abominazione"]·jav["barang-nistha"]·KO["오물들-을"]·PT["imundices"]·RU["мерзости"]·ES["inmundicias"]·SW["uchafu"]·TR["iğrençlik"]·urd["گھناؤنی-چیزیں"]
Related Senses
H5921a 1. upon, on, over (spatial) (5443×)H0413 1. directional: to, toward (5366×)H1121a 1. son, male offspring, descendant (4914×)H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)H4428 1. king, human ruler (2518×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)H6440 1. before, in front of (spatial) (1870×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H3027 1. physical hand (body part) (1596×)H1697 1. word, speech, utterance (1235×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שִׁקּוּץ, שִׁקֻּץ n.m. Dn 11:31 detested thing;—abs. שִׁקּוּץ Dn 11:31; 12:11, cstr. שִׁקֻּץ 1 K 11:5 +; pl. שִׁקּוּצִים 2 Ch 15:8, שִׁקֻּצִים 2 K 23:24; cstr. שִׁקּוּצֵי Ez 20:7, 8; sf. שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶם Je 16:18 +, etc.—detested thing, epith. of Isr. Ho 9:10 (si vera l.; not elsewhere bef. Dt); of filth Na 3:6; appar. of unclean food Zc 9:7 (as שֶׁקֶץ); of idols (often ‖ תּוֹעֵבָה, גִּלּוּל,…