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In both Biblical and rabbinical Hebrew abomination is a familiar term for an idol (I Kings, xi. 5; II Kings, xxiii. 13; Sifra, Ḳedoshim, beginning, and Mekilta, Mishpatim, xx. ed. Weiss, 107), and therefore may well have the same application in Daniel, which should accordingly be rendered, in agreement with Ezra, ix. 3, 4, "motionless ...
Transliteration: toebah. Pronunciation: to-ay-BAH. Phonetic Spelling: (to-ay-baw') Definition: Abomination, detestable thing. Meaning: something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol. Word Origin: Derived from the root תָּעַב (ta'ab), meaning "to abhor" or "to detest."
In the Hebrew, the meaning is the same and is associated with pagan idols. The word "desolation" means to be in a condition that is uninhabitable and devastated. In all biblical uses, the term can be understood as the "abomination causing the desolation."
Three Hebrew words connote abomination: תּוֹעֵבָה (to ʿ evah), שֶׁקֶץ (shekeẓ, sheqeẓ) or שִׁקּוּץ (shikkuẓ, shiqquẓ), and פִּגּוּל (piggul); to ʿ evah is the most important of this group.
Abomination of Desolation: des-o-la'-shun: The Hebrew root for abomination is shaqats, "to be filthy," "to loathe," "to abhor," from which is derived shiqquts, "filthy," especially "idolatrous."
Meaning: to stun, devastate, stupefy. Word Origin: A primitive root. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2048 (eremos): Often translated as "desolate" or "wilderness," this Greek term shares a similar semantic range with "shamem," emphasizing emptiness and abandonment.
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ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION. des-o-la'-shun: The Hebrew root for abomination is shaqats, "to be filthy," "to loathe," "to abhor," from which is derived shiqquts, "filthy," especially "idolatrous."
