H8262 H8262
to detest, regard as abominable — Piel verb expressing ritual abhorrence or the act of making oneself detestable
Shiqqets is a Piel denominative from sheqets ('detestable thing'), carrying the forceful sense of treating something as utterly abominable. It appears almost exclusively in legal contexts governing clean and unclean foods: 'you shall detest them' (Lev 11:11, 13) and 'you shall not make yourselves detestable' (Lev 11:43; 20:25). The emphatic infinitive absolute construction in Deuteronomy 7:26 — shaqqets teshaqtsennu, 'you shall utterly detest it' — pairs with the synonymous ta'av to drive home the intensity of Israel's required response to idolatry. Spanish 'abominar/aborrecer' and French 'avoir en horreur' capture this visceral revulsion.
Senses
1. detest, make detestable — A Piel denominative verb meaning to regard as ritually detestable or to make oneself abominable. In its transitive sense, it commands Israel to shun certain creatures as unclean (Lev 11:11, 13) and to utterly abhor idolatrous objects (Deut 7:26, paired with the emphatic infinitive absolute and the synonym ta'av). In its reflexive sense (with nephesh as object), it warns against defiling oneself through forbidden food (Lev 11:43; 20:25). Psalm 22:25 extends the concept beyond ritual law: God 'has not abhorred' the affliction of the poor. Spanish 'abominareis' and French 'avoir en horreur' reflect the strong revulsion conveyed by all seven occurrences. 7×
AR["اسْتِقْذَارًا", "تَسْتَقْذِرُهُ", "تَكْرَهُونَ", "تُقَذِّرُونَ", "تُكَرِّهُوا", "يَكْرَهْ"]·ben["ঘৃণা-করে", "ঘৃণা-করেছেন", "ঘৃণ্য-করবে", "তুমি-ঘৃণা-করবে-একে", "তোমরা-ঘৃণ্য-মনে-করবে", "তোমরা-ঘৃণ্য-মনে-করিও"]·DE["abhorred", "du-soll-machen-detestable", "du-soll-utterly-verabscheuen-es", "du-soll-verabscheuen", "machen-detestable", "utterly-detesting"]·EN["abhorred", "make-detestable", "utterly-detesting", "you-shall-detest", "you-shall-make-detestable", "you-shall-utterly-detest-it"]·FR["avoir-en-horreur", "entièrement-detesting", "faire-detestable", "tu-devra-detest", "tu-devra-entièrement-detest-cela", "tu-devra-faire-detestable"]·heb["שיקץ", "שקץ", "תשקצו", "תשקצנו"]·HI["घिनौना करो", "घृणा-करते-हुए", "घृणा-करेगा-उसे", "घृणा-की-उसने", "घृणित-करोगे", "तुम घृणित करोगे", "से"]·ID["dengan-sungguh-sungguh", "harus-kamu-jijiki", "kamu-harus-jijiki", "kamu-membenci-nya", "kamu-menjijikkan", "menjijikkan"]·IT["[שקץ]", "fare-detestabile", "tu-dovra-detest", "tu-dovra-fare-detestabile", "tu-dovra-utterly-detest-esso", "utterly-detesting"]·jav["gething", "ndadosaken-jijik", "ngjènèk", "panjenengan-gething-piyambakipun", "sami-najisaken", "samia-jijiki"]·KO["미워하기를", "미워하라-그것을", "역겨울-것이다-너희는", "역겨워하라", "역겨워하지"]·PT["abominareis", "abomineis", "abominou", "detestar", "detestarás-a", "fareis-detestável"]·RU["гнушайся-им", "гнушайтесь", "гнушался", "гнушаясь", "делайте-мерзкими", "оскверняйте"]·ES["abominaréis", "aborrecer", "aborreció", "hagáis-abominable", "haréis-abominables", "la-aborrecerás"]·SW["hakuchukia", "ichukiye", "jifanye-chukizo", "mtachukia", "mtawachukia", "mtazifanya-chukizo"]·TR["iğrenç-kılmayın", "iğrenç-sayacaksınız", "iğrenç-yapacaksınız", "tiksineceksin-ondan", "tiksinme-duydu", "tiksinmek-için"]·urd["مکروہ-بناؤ", "مکروہ-جانو", "نفرت-کر-اس-سے", "نفرت-کرنا", "نفرت-کی"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [שִׁקֵּץ] vb. Pi. denom. detest, make detestable;—Pf. 3 ms. שִׁקַּץ ψ 22:25; Impf. 2 mpl. תְּשַׁקְּצוּ Lv 11:13 +, etc.; Inf. abs. שַׁקֵּץ Dt 7:26;— 1. detest, c. acc. rei Dt 7:26 (Impf. + Inf. abs.; ‖ תַּעֵב תְּתַעֲבֶנּוּ), Lv 11:11, 13 (P); ‖ בָּזָה ψ 22:25. 2. make detestable, obj. נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם (= reflex.) Lv 11:43 (P), 20:25 (H).