Leviticus 11:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and they shall be abhorrentוְשֶׁ֖קֶץ
(ve·she·ketz)
8263: detestation, detestable thingfrom an unused word
to you; you may not eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּ
(to·che·lu,)
398: to eata prim. root
of their flesh,מִבְּשָׂרָם֙
(mib·be·sa·ram)
1320: fleshfrom basar
and their carcassesנִבְלָתָ֖ם
(niv·la·tam)
5038: a carcass, corpsefrom nabel
you shall detest.תְּשַׁקֵּֽצוּ׃
(te·shak·ke·tzu.)
8262: to detest, make detestabledenominative verb from sheqets


















KJV Lexicon
They shall be even an abomination
sheqets  (sheh'-kets)
filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous object -- abominable(-tion).
unto you ye shall not eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
of their flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
but ye shall have their carcases
nbelah  (neb-ay-law')
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol -- (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.
in abomination
shaqats  (shaw-kats')
to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute -- abhor, make abominable, have in abomination, detest, utterly.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and they shall be abhorrent to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest.

King James Bible
They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are to remain detestable to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.

International Standard Version
They are to remain detestable for you. You are not to eat of their meat and you are to detest their carcasses.

NET Bible
Since they are detestable to you, you must not eat their meat and their carcass you must detest.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They must remain disgusting to you. Never eat their meat. Consider their dead bodies disgusting.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall be even an abomination unto you; you shall not eat of their flesh, but you shall hold their carcasses in abomination.
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