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hate

Meaning of “hate”

To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

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87 occurrences85 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 24:60

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Micah 3:2
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
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1611 witness · Micah 3:2 · retained source text

Who hate the good and loue the euill, who plucke off their skinne from off them, and their flesh from off their bones.

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