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Six thingsשֶׁשׁthere areהֵנָּהthat YHWHיְהוָהhates,שָׂנֵאandוְsevenשֶׁבַעare an abominationתּוֹעֲבַתto his soul:נַפְשׁוֹ
Proverbs 6:16
Study it in the app“Six things there are that YHWH hates, and seven are an abomination to his soul:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:16, word by word
- Six thingsשֶׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- that YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- hatesשָׂנֵאsane
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sane” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- are an abominationתּוֹעֲבַתtoavat
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavat” appears- to his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears
The context
15Therefore suddenly his calamity will come; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no healing.
16 · This verse (above)
17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,