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abhor

Meaning of “abhor”

To hate extremely, detest, reject, or regard with loathing.

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19 occurrences18 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 26:11

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Deuteronomy 7:26
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 7:26 · retained source text

Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou bee a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt vtterly detest it, and thou shalt vtterly abhorre it, for it is a cursed thing.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.17.

Deuteronomy 23:7
¶ Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 23:7 · retained source text

¶ Thou shalt not abhorre an Edomite, for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhorre an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.

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