The Hebrew verb qut means to feel loathing or disgust, to be utterly weary of or repulsed by something. It appears rarely but with force, describing the strong inner revulsion a person feels toward sin, oppression, or spiritual unfaithfulness.
In Psalm 139:21, David uses this rare word (qut / qatot) to describe his attitude toward those who hate God: 'I loathe them with utmost loathing.' The word shows that righteous hatred of evil is not merely an absence of love but an active moral orientation — a visceral opposition to what opposes God.
Theologically, qut teaches that zeal for God necessarily involves an appropriate revulsion toward sin. The neutrality that finds evil acceptable is itself a form of unfaithfulness.