שָׂנֵא

sa.neto hateHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb146 occurrences23 books139 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to hate (personally)
Traditional renderings: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, × utterly.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׂנֵא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

146 total
  1. Proverbs 5:12שָׂנֵ֣אתִי · I hated
    …and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
  2. Proverbs 6:16שָׂנֵ֣א · hates
    There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
  3. Proverbs 8:13שְֽׂנֹ֫את · is to hate; שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃ · I hate
    To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
  4. Proverbs 8:36מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗י · who hate me
    But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
  5. Proverbs 9:8יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ · he will hate you
    Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
  6. Proverbs 11:15וְשֹׂנֵ֖א · but the one who hates
    He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
  7. Proverbs 12:1וְשֹׂנֵ֖א · but he who hates
    Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
  8. Proverbs 13:5יִשְׂנָ֣א · hate
    The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
  9. Proverbs 13:24שׂוֹנֵ֣א · hates
    He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
  10. Proverbs 14:17יִשָּׂנֵֽא׃ · is hated
    A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
  11. Proverbs 14:20יִשָּׂ֣נֵא · is hated
    The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
  12. Proverbs 15:10שׂוֹנֵ֖א · he who hates
    Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
  13. Proverbs 15:27וְשׂוֹנֵ֖א · but he who hates
    He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
  14. Proverbs 19:7שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ · hate him
    All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
  15. Proverbs 25:17וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃ · and hate you
    Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
  16. Proverbs 25:21שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ · your enemy
    If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
  17. Proverbs 26:24שׂוֹנֵ֑א · A hateful man
    A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
  18. Proverbs 26:28יִשְׂנָ֣א · hates
    A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
  19. Proverbs 27:6שׂוֹנֵֽא׃ · of an enemy
    The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
  20. Proverbs 28:16שֹׂנְאֵי · but he who hates
    A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
  21. Proverbs 29:10יִשְׂנְאוּ־ · hate
    Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
  22. Proverbs 29:24שׂוֹנֵ֣א · hates
    A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath but does not testify.
  23. Proverbs 30:23שְׂ֭נוּאָה · an unloved woman
    …an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
  24. Ecclesiastes 2:17וְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ · So I hated
    So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  25. Ecclesiastes 2:18וְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽי · hated
    I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
  26. Ecclesiastes 3:8לִשְׂנֹ֔א · to hate
    …a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
  27. Isaiah 1:14שָׂנְאָ֣ה · hate
    I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
  28. Isaiah 60:15וּשְׂנוּאָ֖ה · and despised
    Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.
  29. Isaiah 61:8שֹׂנֵ֥א · I hate
    For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
  30. Isaiah 66:5שֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜ם · who hate you
    You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
  31. Jeremiah 12:8שְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃ · I hate her
    My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.
  32. Jeremiah 44:4שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃ · I hate
    Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
  33. Ezekiel 16:27שֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ · of those who hate you
    Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct.
  34. Ezekiel 16:37שָׂנֵ֑את · you hated
    …therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
  35. Ezekiel 23:28שָׂנֵ֑את · of those you hate
    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.
  36. Ezekiel 35:6שָׂנֵ֖אתָ · hate
    …therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you.
  37. Hosea 9:15שְׂנֵאתִ֔ים · I hated them
    All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.
  38. Amos 5:10שָׂנְא֥וּ · There are those who hate
    There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
  39. Amos 5:15שִׂנְאוּ־ · Hate
    Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
  40. Amos 5:21שָׂנֵ֥אתִי · I hate
    “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
  41. Amos 6:8שָׂנֵ֑אתִי · and detest
    The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
  42. Micah 3:2שֹׂ֥נְאֵי · You hate
    You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.
  43. Zechariah 8:17שָׂנֵ֖אתִי · I hate
    …do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
  44. Malachi 1:3שָׂנֵ֑אתִי · I have hated
    …but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”
  45. Malachi 2:16שָׂנֵ֣א · I hate
    “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.