Hebrew · H5038, H8251 · unreviewed

נִבְלַת שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶם

A flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol · disgusting , i.e. filthy ; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol

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נְבֵלָה H5038 a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
Pronunciation nĕbēlāh
A corpse viewed as something flabby and worthless; figuratively applied to idols as spiritually lifeless objects.
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שִׁקּוּץ H8251 disgusting , i.e. filthy ; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
Pronunciation šiqûṣ
Idol or idolatrous practice viewed as physically repugnant filth, not merely forbidden but viscerally abhorrent to God
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What does נִבְלַת שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶם (nivlat shiqutseihem) mean in the Bible?

נְבֵלָה · שִׁקּוּץ is a Hebrew word meaning "carcasses of their detestable things".

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Meaning

carcasses of their detestable things
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