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šeqeṣ שֶׁ֫קֶץ ‘detestation’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šiqqēṣ שִׁקֵּץ ‘to detest’
Roots: שׁקץ

šeqeṣ n, m
1) detestable thing or idol, an unclean thing, an abomination, detestation

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 7:21, 11:10, 11:12, 11:11, 11:13, 11:41, 11:42, 11:20, 11:23 Isaiah 66:17 Ezekiel 8:10

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