Strong's Hebrew · H2092

H2092 zâham

זָהַם

zaw-ham'

to loathe

Looking for Greek G2092 hétoimos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2092. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

zâham appears once in Scripture, in Job 33:20. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to be rancid, i.e. (transitively) to loathe

In the King James Version

abhor.

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Job 33:20

“so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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