An object that excites loathing (Prov. 12: 22); hence an idol (2 Kgs. 23: 13; Isa. 44: 19). The word is also used to denote any heathen or immoral practice (Deut. 18: 9, 12; Deut. 20: 18); also the flesh of prohibited animals (Lev. 11: 10-13), etc.