abomination
shiq.quts denotes rejected cultic objects or practices, including those removed as defiling and, in Daniel, set up to desolate.
The term most often designates rejected cultic objects or practices associated with idols, defilement, and their removal. In several narratives it is attached to named deities, while Daniel uses the singular in clauses about an installation connected with desolation.
Senses in use
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Rejected cultic objects and practices · dominant
Plural forms occur in clauses calling for their removal or linking them with defilement: in Ezekiel 20:7 the APB renders a command to cast away “the abominations of his eyes” and not defile yourselves with Egypt’s idols, and in Jeremiah 7:30 it renders items placed in the named house in order to defile it. Ezekiel 37:23 likewise places them alongside idols and transgressions from which the people will no longer defile themselves.
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Designation attached to named deities · occasional
Singular construct forms stand with named figures in royal accounts. In 1 Kings 11:5 the APB renders Milcom with this designation, while 1 Kings 11:7 applies it in clauses about Chemosh and Molech; 2 Kings 23:13 repeats the designation for Ashtoreth, Chemosh, and Milcom at the high places.
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A desolating installation · rare
In Daniel 11:31 the singular absolute occurs after the removal of the regular burnt offering and before the setting up of what the APB calls “the abomination that makes desolate.” Daniel 12:11 again places it in the clause where the continual is removed and the desolating thing is set; Daniel 9:27 uses a plural form in a related clause about one who makes desolate.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses “abominations,” especially in removal and defilement clauses, and in Daniel it expands the surrounding clause as “the abomination that makes desolate.” Its varied wording confirms the verse contexts rather than establishing a separate rendering for every occurrence.