The Spanish verb is loaded with emotional tones and means, sometimes, to abhor; others, abandon or leave and, finally, get bored with a person or situation.
These various nuances also enter into biblical hatred, and in addition, sometimes it is pregnant with anger, hatred or ill will towards a situation or towards a person.
Hating one's neighbor or brother is a sin in the sight of God (Gen. 27:41; 37:4; Lev. 19:17; 2 Sam. 13:22). Whoever hated his wife and abandoned her without just reason was punished and had to receive her back (Deut. 22: 13-19).
But the law states that when there are legitimate causes for abandoning her, then her husband has no obligation to join her again (Deut. 24:3, 4).
When the feelings that unite two people are based merely on the flesh, hatred can be a very possible danger (2 Sam. 13:15).
In the Bible, "hatred" can sometimes designate a lower degree of love (Gen. 29:30, 31; Deut. 21:15; Pr. 13:24; Mal. 1:2, 3; Luke 14 :26; Rom. 9:13).
Meaning of TO ABHOR
The Spanish verb is loaded with emotional tones and means, sometimes, to abhor; others, abandon or leave and, finally, get bored with a person or situation.
