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To’evah

In EnglishAbomination

Hebrew. Explained in a Kingdom Code essay.

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to’evah
Abomination. A legal term, used in Leviticus 18:22.

How Kingdom Code explains it

They committed abominations: The Hebrew word to'evah—the same legal term used in Leviticus 18:22. Not the only charge, but absolutely part of the indictment.

From “Sodom — Not a Love Story”, Substack, 14 Aug 2025

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In the dictionary

תּוֹעֵבַהtoevahH8441

abomination

Full entry
1) a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable
1a) in ritual sense (of unclean food, idols, mixed marriages)
1b) in ethical sense (of wickedness etc)

Verses

Leviticus 18:22

And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination.

Leviticus 18:22, Septuagint