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Strong's #3988 - מָאַס

Transliteration

mâʼaç

Phonetics

maw-as'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1139,1140

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to reject, despise, refuse
1. (Qal)
  1. to reject, refuse
  2. to despise
2. (Niphal) to be rejected
(Niphal) to flow, run

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1847 ‑ ἐξουδενέω (ex‑oo‑den‑o'‑o); 4255 ‑ προαιρέω (pro‑ahee‑reh'‑om‑ahee); 550 ‑ ἀπεῖπον (ap‑i‑pom'‑ane); 683 ‑ ἀπωθέω (ap‑o‑theh'‑om‑ahee, ap‑o'‑thom‑ahee); 142 ‑ αἴρω (ah'ee‑ro); 533 ‑ ἀπαρνέομαι (ap‑ar‑neh'‑om‑ahee); 544 ‑ ἀπειθέω (ap‑i‑theh'‑o); 641 ‑ ἀπορίπτω (ap‑or‑hrip'‑to); 851 ‑ ἀφαιρέω (af‑ahee‑reh'‑o); 868 ‑ ἀφίστημι (af‑is'‑tay‑mee); 1014 ‑ βούλομαι (boo'‑lom‑ahee); 1459 ‑ ἐγκαταλείπω (eng‑kat‑al‑i'‑po); 2233 ‑ ἡγέομαι (hayg‑eh'‑om‑ahee); 2373 ‑ θυμόω (thoo‑mo'‑o); 3643 ‑ ὀλιγωρέω (ol‑ig‑o‑reh'‑o); 4360 ‑ προσοχθίζω (pros‑okh‑thid'‑zo); 3404 ‑ μισέω (mis‑eh'‑o); 593 ‑ ἀποδοκιμάζω (ap‑od‑ok‑ee‑mad'‑zo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (75)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 2

Judges 1

1 Samuel 9

2 Kings 3

Job 11

Psalms 9

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 3

Amos 2

BSB (75)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 2

Judges 1

1 Samuel 9

2 Kings 3

Job 12

Psalms 9

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 3

Amos 2

CSB (64)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 2

Judges 1

1 Samuel 9

2 Kings 3

Job 12

Psalms 9

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 11

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 3

Amos 2

ESV (76)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 2

Judges 1

1 Samuel 9

2 Kings 3

Job 12

Psalms 9

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 3

Amos 2

KJV (76)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 2

Judges 1

1 Samuel 9

2 Kings 3

Job 12

Psalms 9

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 3

Amos 2

LEB (74)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 2

Judges 1

1 Samuel 9

2 Kings 3

Job 12

Psalms 9

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 11

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 3

Amos 2

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (75)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 2

Judges 1

1 Samuel 9

2 Kings 3

Job 11

Psalms 9

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 3

Amos 2

ASV (75)

a reprobate 1

abhorred 1

and despiseth 1

and i will cast off 1

and if ye shall reject 1

and rejected 1

and they rejected 2

because i have rejected 1

because they have rejected 1

because they rejected 1

because thou hast rejected 2

because ye despise 1

but had rejected 1

but thou hast utterly 1

despise 3

despiseth 1

hast thou utterly 1

hath rejected 3

hath rejected them 2

have refused 1

he abhorreth 1

he hath also rejected 1

he hath cast them off 1

he hath despised 1

he that despiseth 1

her; for they have rejected 1

i despise 2

i disdained 1

i loathe 1

i will also reject 1

i will not reject 1

if i have despised 1

it contemneth 1

let them melt away 1

lo, they have rejected 1

moreover he refused 1

out afresh 1

refuse 1

rejected 5

seeing i have rejected 1

that contemneth 1

that thou hast despised 1

that thou shouldest despise 1

that ye have rejected 1

the punishment thereof; because they have rejected 1

thee and not cast thee away 1

thee, but they have rejected 1

then will i also cast off 1

therefore despise 1

they have rejected it 1

they rejected 1

they shall cast away 1

to refuse 2

unto thee; for they have not rejected 1

when she is cast off 1

wherefore i abhor 1

which ye have rejected 1

will cast them away 1

will i also cast away 1

will not cast away 1

with thee; for thou hast rejected 1

yea, they despised 1

BSB (75)

and festering 1

and have rejected 1

and rejected 1

and rejected him 1

and they rejected 1

are despised 1

but he despises 1

but they rejected 1

completely 1

despise 2

despises 1

has despised them 1

has rejected 5

has rejected you 1

have rejected 2

have rejected him 1

have you rejected 1

he has rejected you 1

he rejected 1

her people have rejected 1

i despise 2

i have rejected 1

i have rejected him 1

i loathe my life 1

i retract my words 1

i will also reject you 1

i will reject 1

i would have refused 1

may they vanish 1

of you will reject 1

reject 5

rejected 3

rejected you 1

scorn 1

she is rejected 1

the sword despises 1

the vile 1

they despised 1

they have rejected 5

they kept rejecting 1

they rejected 2

to reject 4

which the sword despises 1

who refuses 1

will reject them 1

you have disavowed his 1

you have rejected 5

you have utterly rejected us 1

you reject 1

you ridiculed 1

CSB (64)

but he despises 1

despise 2

despised 3

despises 2

dismissed 1

has rejected 1

has rejected them 1

refused 1

refuses 1

reject 14

rejected 27

rejected him 1

rejected his 1

rejected us 1

rejected you 1

renounce 1

scorn me 1

take back 1

then oozes 1

up 1

vanish 1

ESV (76)

breaks out 1

cast away 1

cast off 3

despise 11

despised 5

despises 2

disdained 1

loathe 2

off 1

refuse 2

refused 1

reject 6

rejected 33

spurn 2

spurned 1

utterly 2

vanish 1

vile person 1

KJV (76)

abhor 1

abhorred 2

abhorreth 1

away 8

contemn 1

contemneth 1

despise 9

despised 12

despiseth 3

disdained 1

loathe 1

loathsome 1

off 3

person 1

refuse 3

refused 5

refuseth 1

reject 1

rejected 18

reprobate 1

utterly 2

LEB (74)

a rejected one 1

and he has rejected 1

and he rejected 1

and rejected 2

and you must 1

but does 1

despise 1

despise me 1

despises 1

despising 1

has refused 1

has rejected 2

has rejected them 2

have rejected 4

have you completely rejected 1

he does 1

he has also rejected them 1

he has rejected 1

he rejects 1

i despise 1

i despise myself 1

i have rejected 1

i have rejected him 1

i loathe 1

i loathe my life 1

i reject 1

i rejected 1

i will reject 1

i would reject 1

is despising 1

let them run away 1

reject them 1

reject you 1

rejected 3

rejected you 2

she is rejected 1

then it gives way again 1

then they refused 1

they despised 2

they have rejected 3

they have rejected it also 1

they rejected 4

to reject 2

who rejects 1

will 1

will reject 2

will reject them 1

you are rejecting 1

you despise 1

you have rejected 3

you have utterly rejected us 1

you reject 1

you rejected 2

you rejected this 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (75)

a vile man 1

abhorred 1

and i will cast off 1

and if you shall reject 1

and spurned 1

and they rejected 1

away 1

because i have rejected 1

because they have rejected 1

because they rejected 1

because you despise 1

because you have rejected 2

but had rejected 1

but you have utterly 1

despise 2

despises 1

has rejected 3

has rejected them 2

have refused 1

have you utterly 1

he has also rejected 1

he has cast them off 1

he has despised 1

he who despises 1

i despise 2

i loathe 1

i will also reject 1

i will not reject 1

i would have disdained 1

if i have despised 1

it condemns 1

moreover he rejected 1

out afresh 1

rejected 5

shall cast away 1

since i have rejected 1

that condemns 1

that you have despised 1

that you have rejected 1

that you should despise 1

them rejected 1

then will i also cast off 1

therefore do not despise 1

therefore i abhor 1

they have rejected it 1

they rejected 2

to refuse 2

when she is cast off 1

which you have rejected 1

will cast them away 1

will i also cast away 1

will not cast away 1

you and not cast you away 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1291) x m (מס MS) AC: Melt CO: ? AB: Affliction: The dissolving or melting away of something.

A) x m (מס MS) AC: Dissolve CO: ? AB: Affliction: A wasting or fainting away due to an outside force.

N^m) x m (מס MS) - I. Afflicted: II. Task work:A group of workers under forced labor. KJV (24): afflict, tribute, tributary, levy, discomfit, taskmaster - Strongs: H4522 (מִס), H4523 (מַס)

N^f1) e x m (מסה MSH) - Tribute: An offering. KJV (1): tribute - Strongs: H4530 (מִסָּה)

i^m) x m t (תמס TMS) - Melt: KJV (1): melt - Strongs: H8557 (תֶּמֶס)

B) x x m (מסס MSS) AC: Melt CO: ? AB: ?

V) x x m (מסס MSS) - Melt: A melting of something from heat. Also the melting of the heart through fear or discouragement. KJV (21): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Participle) melt, faint, discouraged, loose, molten, refuse - Strongs: H4549 (מָסַס)

D) x a m (מאס MAS) AC: Dissolve CO: ? AB: ?

V) x a m (מאס MAS) - Dissolve: To make something dissolve away. Also to dissolve something through refusal. KJV (76): (vf: Paal, Niphal) despise, refuse, reject, abhor, - Strongs: H3988 (מָאַס)

c^m) x f a m (מאוס MAWS) - Dissolve: Something that is dissolved through refusal. KJV (1): refuse - Strongs: H3973 (מָאוֹס)

F) x m e (המס HMS) AC: Melt CO: ? AB: ?

N^m ) x m e (המס HMS) - Melt: KJV (1): melting - Strongs: H2003 (הֲמָסִים)

H) e x m (מסה MSH) AC: Melt CO: ? AB: ?

V) e x m (מסה MSH) - Melt: KJV (4): (vf: Hiphil) melt, consume, water - Strongs: H4529 (מָסָה)

Adopted Roots:

A2344 K x m (Mix, Mixed wine)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [מָאַס] verb reject (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מְאַס reject, despise; Ba^{Esther 15} compare (dubious) Arabic

lightly esteem (Kam.); Assyrian ma°âsu is perhaps destroy Meissn^{Suppl. 55}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular מָאַס Isaiah 8:6 4 t; suffix מְאָסָם Psalm 53:6; 2 masculine singular מָאַסְתָּ Jeremiah 14:19 3t.; מָאַסְתָּה Judges 9:38; 1 Samuel 15:26 22t. Perfect; Imperfect יִמְאַס Job 8:20 3 t; יִמְאָ֑ס Psalm 36:5; Job 36:5; suffix וַיִּמְאָֽסְךָ 1 Samuel 15:23,26; for וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ Hosea 4:6 (so Baer, compare De^{Complut. Var. 18f.}; not ׳וָא van d. H) read וְאֶמְאסְךָ; 3 masculine plural יִמְאֲסוּ Jeremiah 6:19 2t.; יִמְאָס֑וּן Isaiah 31:7; 12t. Imperfect; Infinitive absolute מָאוֺס Isaiah 7:15,16 מָאֹס Jeremiah 14:19; Lamentations 5:22; cstr. מָֽאָסְכֶם Isaiah 30:12; מָאֳסָם Amos 2:4; Participle מוֺאֵס Proverbs 15:32; מֹאֵס Isaiah 33:15, feminine מֹאֶסֶת Ezekiel 21:15 (text dubious, Co מוֺאֲסֵי; Berthol וּמְאַסֵּף), Ezekiel 21:18 (also dubious, Co מִטֻּמְאָתָס; Berthol מְאַסֵּף); —

1 reject, refuse,

a. with accusative: God rejects men Hosea 4:6; Hosea 9:17; 1 Samuel 15:23,26; 1 Samuel 16:1,7; 2 Kings 23:27; Jeremiah 7:29; Jeremiah 14:19 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 33:24,26; Leviticus 26:44 (H), Psalm 53:6; Job 8:20; Job 10:3; Lamentations 5:22 (twice in verse); זָנַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָס Psalm 89:39; men reject God Numbers 11:20 (J), 1 Samuel 8:7; 1 Samuel 10:19; men 1 Samuel 8:7; Job 30:1; idols Isaiah 31:7, evil Psalm 36:5, knowledge Hosea 4:6, divine תורה Amos 2:4; Isaiah 5:24; דבר 1 Samuel 15:23,26, חקות Exodus 20:24, חקים 2 Kings 17:15; מוסר Job 5:17; Proverbs 3:11; variant reading things Isaiah 8:6; Ezekiel 21:15; Psalm 118:22; Job 31:13.

b. with בְ God rejects men 2 Kings 17:20; Jeremiah 6:30; Jeremiah 31:37; Psalm 78:59; Psalm 78:67, that in which man confides Jeremiah 2:37; men reject evil Isaiah 7:15,16, divine תורה Jeremiah 6:19, דבר Isaiah 30:12; Jeremiah 8:9 חקות Leviticus 26:15 (H); משׁפטים Leviticus 26:43 (H), Ezekiel 5:6; Ezekiel 20:13,16; variant reading things, Numbers 14:31 (J) Isaiah 33:15; Jeremiah 4:30; Psalm 106:24.

2 despise, with accusative, God subject שׂנאתי מאסתי חגיכם Amos 5:21 I hate, I despise your feasts; elsewhere men subject בי׳גם עוילים מ Job 19:18 even young children despise me; חיי׳אמ Job 9:21 I despise my life, compare מואס נפשׁוֺ Proverbs 15:32; בוֺ׳הלא זה העם אשׁר מ Judges 9:38 is not this the people that thou despisedst? עָרִים׳מ Isaiah 33:8; object omitted Job 7:16 (< join to preceding Me Siegf Du); Job 34:33; Job 36:5; Job 42:6 (ᵑ6 Siegf אֶשְׁתֹּק; ᵐ5ᵑ9 Symm Bö אֶמָּאֵס) Ezekiel 21:18 (but see above). —

Niph`al be rejected: Imperfect תִּמָּאֵם Isaiah 54:6 (wife); Participle נִמְאָס Jeremiah 6:30 (silver), Psalm 15:4 ( = reprobate; opposed to ׳יִרְאֵי י); + feminine נִמְאָסָה, נִמְאֶסֶת 1 Samuel 15:9 rejected, i.e. worthless (for HCT נָמֵם) according to We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS ("" נמבזה, read נִבְזָה; compareמסס, בזה

Niph`al )

II. [מָאַס] verb Niph`al flow, run (Aramaic id., but rare and dubious; — secondary form of מסס q. v.); — Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּמָּאֵס Job 7:5 my skin hath hardened and run (i. e. again, afresh; > GHoffm Du read וַיִּמַּס, Bu וַיִּמָּאס, √ מסס); 3 masculine plural כְּמוֺ מַיִם יִמָּֽאֲסוּ Psalm 58:8 (figurative of annihilation of wicked).

[מַאֲפֶה] see אפה.

מַאֲפֵל, מַאְמֵּלְיָה, see אפל.

מאץ

(compare Arabic a kind of white camel, whence Lag^{BN 29} proposes מָאֹץ for the difficult אָמֹץ (אֲמֻצִּים) Zechariah 6:3,7).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מָאַס [see note after No. 2]

(1) to reject (opp. to בָּתַר to choose), Isaiah 7:15, 16 41:9 Job 34:33. Constr. with an acc. 1 Samuel 16:1; Psalms 118:22 and בְּ Isaiah 7:15 absol. Job 42:6. It is most often used

(a) of God, as rejecting a people or an individual. Jeremiah 6:30, 7:29 14:19 1 Samuel 15:23.

(b) of men as rejecting God and his precepts, 1 Samuel 15:23; 2 Kings 17:15; Amos 2:4.

(2) to despise, to contemn, followed by an acc. Proverbs 15:32; Job 9:21 followed by בְּ Job 19:18 followed by an acc. of pers. and the gerund of a verb, Job 30:1 absol. שֵׁבֶט מֹאֶמֶת a despiteful tribe, Ezekiel 21:18. Inf. מָאֹס Lamentations 3:45, subst. aversion, contempt.

Niphal, pass. of No. 1, Isai. 54:6 of No. 2; Psalms 15:4, נִמְאָס contemned, to be contemned, rejected (for impiety).

II.

מָאַס i.q. מָסַס to melt, to flow abroad, Chald. מְאַךְ = מָכַךְ, and מְאַס, i.q. מְסַס. Not used in Kal.

Niphal, Psalms 58:8, יִמָּאֲסוֹ בְמוֹ־מַיִס “let them melt away like water,” i.e. perish. Job 7:5, עוֹרִי רָנַע וַיִמָאֵס “my skin heals up and (again) runs with water.”

[Note. In Thes. מָאַס is given as one article; the meaning here assigned to מָאַס No. II. being there taken as primary.]

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אֶמְאַ֗ס אֶמְאַ֣ס אֶמְאַ֥ס אֶמְאַ֨ס אמאס הֲמָאֹ֨ס המאס וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ וַ֭יִּמְאַס וַֽ֭יִּמְאֲסוּ וַיִּמְאֲס֣וּ וַיִּמְאֲסוּ־ וַיִּמְאַ֥ס וַיִּמְאַ֨ס וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖ וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣ וַיִּמְאָסֵ֑ם וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃ וַתִּמְאָ֑ס וּ֠מָאַסְתִּי ואמאסאך וימאס וימאס׃ וימאסו וימאסו־ וימאסך וימאסם ומאסתי ותמאס יִמְאַס־ יִמְאָ֑ס יִמְאָֽס׃ יִמְאָס֗וּן יִמְאָסֵ֣ם יִמָּאֲס֣וּ ימאס ימאס־ ימאס׃ ימאסו ימאסון ימאסם מְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּ מְאַסְתִּ֔יו מְאַסְתִּ֤ים מְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃ מְאַסְתֶּ֖ם מְאַסְתֶּ֣ם מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם מְאָסָֽם׃ מָ֣אֲסוּ מָ֭אַסְתִּי מָֽאָסְכֶ֖ם מָא֥וֹס מָאֲס֖וּ מָאֲס֗וּ מָאֲס֣וּ מָאֲסוּ־ מָאֳסָ֞ם מָאַ֖סְתִּי מָאַ֗סְתָּ מָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ מָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ מָאַ֜סְתָּ מָאַ֣ס מָאַ֣סְתָּה מָאַ֤ס מָאַ֥ס מָאַ֥סְתִּי מָאַס֙ מָאָ֔סוּ מָאָ֗סוּ מָאֹ֣ס מָאֹ֥ס מֹאֵ֞ס מֹאֶ֖סֶת מֹאֶ֥סֶת מאוס מאס מאסו מאסו־ מאסכם מאסם מאסם׃ מאסת מאסתה מאסתי מאסתיהו מאסתיו מאסתיך׃ מאסתים מאסתם מוֹאֵ֣ס מואס נִמְאָ֔ס נִמְאָ֗ס נמאס תִ֭מְאַס תִּמְאָ֑ס תִּמְאָ֔סוּ תִּמְאָֽס׃ תִמָּאֵ֖ס תמאס תמאס׃ תמאסו ’em’as ’em·’as emAs hă·mā·’ōs hămā’ōs hamaOs mā’as mā’āsəḵem mā’astā mā’astāh mā’astî mā’ăsū mā’āsū mā’ăsū- mā’ōs mā’osām mā’ōws mā·’ā·sə·ḵem mā·’ă·sū mā·’ā·sū mā·’ă·sū- mā·’as mā·’as·tā mā·’as·tāh mā·’as·tî mā·’o·sām mā·’ō·ws mā·’ōs maAs maaseChem maAsta maAstah Maasti maAsu maos mə’āsām mə’astem mə’astîhū mə’astîḵā mə’astîm mə’astîw mə·’ā·sām mə·’as·tem mə·’as·tî·hū mə·’as·tî·ḵā mə·’as·tîm mə·’as·tîw meaSam measTem measTicha measTihu measTim measTiv mō’ês mō’eseṯ mō·’e·seṯ mō·’ês mō·w·’ês moEs moEset mooSam mōw’ês nim’ās nim·’ās nimAs tim’ās ṯim’as tim’āsū tim·’ā·sū tim·’ās ṯim·’as ṯim·mā·’ês timAs timAsu ṯimmā’ês timmaEs ū·mā·’as·tî ūmā’astî Umaasti vaiyimAs vaiyimaseCha vaiyimaSem vaiyimaSu vaiyimmaEs vattimAs veemaseCha wat·tim·’ās wattim’ās way·yim·’ā·sə·ḵā way·yim·’ā·sêm way·yim·’ă·sū way·yim·’ă·sū- way·yim·’as way·yim·mā·’ês wayyim’as wayyim’āsəḵā wayyim’āsêm wayyim’ăsū wayyim’ăsū- wayyimmā’ês wə’em’āsəḵā wə·’em·’ā·sə·ḵā yim’ās yim’as- yim’āsêm yim’āsūn yim·’ā·sêm yim·’ā·sūn yim·’ās yim·’as- yim·mā·’ă·sū yimas yimaSem yimaSun yimmā’ăsū yimmaaSu