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# abhor

«abhor» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to hate it strongly and find it disgusting or wrong** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (abhors, abhorred, abhorring)

### meaning for a pupil

To abhor something is to hate it strongly and find it disgusting or wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to loathe or reject; God says He will not abhor Israel, and Israelites are told not to abhor Edomites or Egyptians. Interpretation: The tradition notes the kindness here: Edom is a brother, and Egypt gave shelter, so their descendants are not to be hated. In the primary lessons: a good character who hates cruelty or lies, and a wicked one who is shunned by others

### examples

- And I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you. (Torah LEV.26.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x1)
- 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. (Torah DEU.23.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x2)
- and if ye shall reject My statutes, and if your soul abhor Mine ordinances, so that ye will not do all My commandments, but break My covenant; (Torah LEV.26.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x3)
- God heard, and was wroth, and He greatly abhorred Israel; (Writings PSA.78.59, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x4)
- I hate and abhor falsehood; Thy law do I love. (Writings PSA.119.163, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x5)
- Wherefore I abhor my words, and repent, seeing I am dust and ashes. (Writings JOB.42.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x6)
- I abhor cruelty to animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x7)
- The good queen abhorred lies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x8)
- Everyone abhorred the thief who stole from the poor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x9)
- She abhors waste of food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/#x10)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [And I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.799/)
- [They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.74/)
- [Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; the LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.47/)
- [He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.564/)
- [God heard, and was wroth, and He greatly abhorred Israel;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1386/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «abhor» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abhor/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.