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To'eva (תועבה) means abomination in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

תּוֹעֵבָה
to'eva
noun · feminine
In English

abomination

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ת

The dictionary gives one meaning for To'eva.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    דבר בזוי ומאוס.
    אָרוּר הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה פֶסֶל וּמַסֵּכָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה, מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי חָרָשׁ – וְשָׂם בַּסָּתֶר; וְעָנוּ כָל-הָעָם וְאָמְרוּ, אָמֵן.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word To'eva is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
תּוֹעֵבָה
Written without vowel points
תועבה
Said
to'eva
Root
ת־ע־ב
Pattern
קוֹטְלָה
Plural
תּוֹעֵבוֹת
Inflections
תּוֹעֲבַת־, ר' תּוֹעֵבוֹת, תּוֹעֲבוֹת־
Gematria
483

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English
abomination

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The word To'eva comes from the root ת־ע־ב, like these words.

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What does To'eva (⁨תועבה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

To'eva (⁨תועבה⁩) means abomination. It is said to'eva, with the stress on va.

What is a synonym for To'eva (⁨תועבה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as To'eva (⁨תועבה⁩) are ⁨חולירע⁩, ⁨פיגול⁩, ⁨שקץ⁩, ⁨תבל⁩, ⁨זימה⁩, and ⁨דראון⁩.

What rhymes with To'eva (⁨תועבה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with To'eva (⁨תועבה⁩) include ⁨צבא⁩, ⁨סביבה⁩, ⁨מחשבה⁩, ⁨כתיבה⁩, ⁨תגובה⁩, and ⁨אהבה⁩.

Is To'eva (⁨תועבה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word To'eva (⁨תועבה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨תּוֹעֵבוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תועבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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