שָׂנֵא sane

Hebrew word for “to hate” · Strong’s H8130 · used 146 times in 139 verses

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Meaning

1) to hate, be hateful;

How it is translated

Glosses given for sane in context, with how often each is used:

• those who hate 38
• hate 32
• hated 19
• one who hates 13
• hating 9
• hates 8
• will hate 4
• hated one 3
• have hated 3
• who hate 2
• over those who hated 2
• one who hated 2

Where it is used

Also in 11 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 119 (4), Genesis 37 (3), Deuteronomy 19 (3), Deuteronomy 21 (3), Esther 9 (3), Amos 5 (3), Genesis 29 (2), Deuteronomy 7 (2), Deuteronomy 22 (2), 2 Samuel 13 (2)

Forms

• שׂנא 15
• שׂנאתי 14
• שׂנאי 9
• משׂנאי 8
• שׂונא 8
• שׂנאיך 6
• שׂנאת 6
• שׂנואה 4
• שׂנאו 4
• ישׂנא 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with sane more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אָהֵב ahav “to love” 25
• אֹיֵב oyev “enemy” 20
• רַע ra “bad” 16
• נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 16
• שֶׁקֶר sheqer “deception” 9
• כֵּן ken “so” 10
• רֵעַ rea “neighbor” 7
• נִי ni “me” 10
• דַּעַת daat “knowledge” 6
• רָשָׁע rasah “wicked” 7
• מִן־ min “from” 10
• רָדַף radaph “to pursue” 6

Key verses

The verses using sane that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of…
• Exodus 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto…
• 1 Kings 22:8 — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth…
• 2 Chronicles 19:2 — And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD?…
• Psalms 21:8 — Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
• Psalms 45:7 — Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• Psalms 97:10 — Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
• Psalms 101:3 — I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
• Proverbs 1:22 — How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
• Proverbs 8:13 — The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
• Isaiah 66:5 — Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified:…
• Amos 5:15 — Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.