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dē̇-tes´ta-b'l, (ש×קּוּץ, shikÌ£kÌ£uÌ„c; ש×קץ, shekÌ£ec, synonymous with תּועבהּ, tō‛eÌ„bhaÌ„h, “abomination,†“abominable thingâ€): The translation of shikÌ£kÌ£ucı̄m in ; ; ; , ; ; a term always applied to idol-worship or to objects connected with idolatry; often also translated “abomination,†as in , (bis); ; , , . ShekÌ£ec, translated “abomination,†is applied in the Scriptures to that which is ceremonially unclean (), creatures forbidden as food, as water animals without fins or scales in -12, birds of prey and the like (), winged creeping things (, ), creeping vermin ( f). Compare also . By partaking of the food of the animals in question one makes himself detestable (; ). Similarly the idolatrous appurtenances are to be held in detestation; nothing of the kind should be appropriated for private use (). See ABOMINATION.