קוּץ (qûṣ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning feel a loathing. It appears
9 times
in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6973).
Also rendered
to loathe
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2002)
Root family 2002: קוּץqûṣ — I, be grieved, loath. (ASV and RSV frequently translate differently, with RSV introducing the idea of “fear” or “dread” (Ex 1:12) and probably [at least in part) because of the seeming parallelism with gûr Ill).)