BDB4492
מָאֵן verbal adjective refusing, followed by Infinitive, and always of disobeying ׳ י; Exod 7:27; Exod 9:2 ; Exod 10:4 (all J ), Jer 38:21.
Strong's Lexicon
H3986
H3986 — מָאֵן
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3986 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מָאֵן |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H3985 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | ma'en |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | maw-ane' |
| Meaning: | 1. unwilling |
| KJV Renderings: | refuse. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מאן (hn’)
Exodus 8:2
- KJV: And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
- EHCC: (7:27)& 9:2. if thou refuse (lit. refusing)
Exodus 10:4
- KJV: Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
- EHCC: if thou refuse to let my people go,
Jeremiah 33:21
- KJV: Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
- EHCC: if thou refuse to go forth,