Words the Bible translates as detestable
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- bdelugmaβδέλυγμαsomething God finds utterly loathsome and will not have near him: above all an idol, or the filth that idol worship drags in
- sheqetsשֶׁקֶץa detestable creature: an animal the law puts off-limits, to be met with open disgust and not merely kept at a distance
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