Strong's Lexicon

H3988

H3988 — מָאַס

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewma'acverbOccurrences: 75TWOT: 1139

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3988
Word:מָאַס
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:75
Transliteration:ma'ac
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:maw-as'
Meaning:1. to spurn 2. (intransitively) to disappear
KJV Renderings:abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, X utterly, vile person.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4494

I. [מָאַס] verb reject (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מְאַס reject, despise; BaES 15 compare (dubious) Arabic [untranscribed source text 2875] lightly esteem (Kam.); Assyrian ma°âsu is perhaps destroy MeissnSuppl. 55); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular מָאַס Isa 8:6 + 4 t; suffix מְאָסָם Ps 53:6 2 masculine singular מָאַסְתָּ Jer 14:19 + 3 t.; מָאַסְתָּה Judg 9:38; 1Sam 15:26 + 22 t. Perfect; Imperfect יִמְאַס Job 8:20 + 3 t; יִמְאָ֑ס Ps 36:5; Job 36:5 suffix וַיִּמְאָֽסְךָ 1Sam 15:23; 1Sam 15:26 for וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ Hos 4:6 (so Baer, compare DeComplut. Var. 18 f. ; not ׳ וָא van d. H) read וְאֶמְ˜אסְךָ; 3 masculine plural יִמְאֲסוּ Jer 6:19 + 2 t.; יִמְאָס֑וּן Isa 31:7 + 12 t. Imperfect; Infinitive absolute מָאוֺס Isa 7:15; Isa 7:16 מָאֹס Jer 14:19; Lam 5:22 cstr. מָֽאָסְכֶם Isa 30:12 מָאֳסָם Amos 2:4 Participle מוֺאֵס Prov 15:32 מֹאֵס Isa 33:15, feminine מֹאֶסֶת Ezek 21:15 (text dubious, Co מוֺאֲסֵי; Berthol וּמְאַסֵּף), v.Ezek 21:18 (also dubious, Co מִטֻּמְאָתָס; Berthol מְאַסֵּף); —
1. reject, refuse,
a. with accusative: God rejects men Hos 4:6; Hos 9:17; 1Sam 15:23; 1Sam 15:26 ; 1Sam 16:1; 1Sam 16:7; 2Kgs 23:27 ; Jer 7:29 ; Jer 14:19 (twice in verse); Jer 33:24; Jer 33:26; Lev 26:44 ( H ), Ps 53:6 ; Job 8:20 ; Job 10:3 ; Lam 5:22 (twice in verse); זָנַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָס Ps 89:39 men reject God Num 11:20 ( J ), 1Sam 8:7 ; 1Sam 10:19 men 1Sam 8:7; Job 30:1 idols Isa 31:7, evil Ps 36:5, knowledge Hos 4:6, divine תורה Amos 2:4; Isa 5:24 דבר 1Sam 15:23 ; 1Sam 15:26 , חקות Exod 20:24 , חקים 2Kgs 17:15 מוסר Job 5:17; Prov 3:11 variant reading things Isa 8:6; Ezek 21:15; Ps 118:22; Job 31:13.
b. with בְ God rejects men 2Kgs 17:20; Jer 6:30; Jer 31:37; Ps 78:59; Ps 78:67, that in which man confides Jer 2:37 men reject evil Isa 7:15; Isa 7:16, divine תורה Jer 6:19, דבר Isa 30:12 ; Jer 8:9 חקות Lev 26:15 ( H ); משׁפטים Lev 26:43 ( H ), Ezek 5:6 ; Ezek 20:13; Ezek 20:16 variant reading things, Num 14:31 ( J ) Isa 33:15; Jer 4:30; Ps 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 Prov 15:32 בוֺ ׳ הלא זה העם אשׁר מ Judg 9:38 is not this the people that thou despisedst? עָרִים ׳ מ Isa 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; ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Symm אֶמָּאֵס) Ezek 21:18 (but see above). —
Niph`al be rejected: Imperfect תִּמָּאֵם Isa 54:6 (wife); Participle נִמְאָס Jer 6:30 (silver), Ps 15:4 ( = reprobate; opposed to ׳ יִרְאֵי י); + feminine נִמְאָסָה, נִמְאֶסֶת 1Sam 15:9 rejected, i.e. worthless (for HCT נָמֵם) according to We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS (|| נמבזה, read נִבְזָה; compare מסס, בזה Niph`al)


BDB4496

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 Ps 58:8 (figurative of annihilation of wicked).


[מַאֲפֶה] see אפה .


מַאֲפֵל, מַאְפֵּלְיָה, see אפל .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מאס (h-as’)

Leviticus 26:43

KJV: The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.
EHCC: they despised may judgments,

Leviticus 14:31

KJV: Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the Lord.
EHCC: the land which ye have ised.

Judges 9:38

KJV: Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
EHCC: the people that thou hast ised?

1 Samuel 8:7

KJV: And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
EHCC: they have not rejected thee, but they have

1 Samuel 10:19

KJV: And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands.
EHCC: ye have this day rejected your God,

1 Samuel 15:23

KJV: For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.witchcraft: Heb. divination
EHCC: 26. thow hast Tycoted the ‘word of the Lord,

1 Samuel 16:1

KJV: And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
EHCC: 7 have rejected him from reigning

2 Kings 23:27

KJV: And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
EHCC: and will cast off this city

2 Kings 9:18

KJV: So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
EHCC: children despised me ;

2 Kings 30:1

EHCC: hoes fathers 1 would have disdained

2 Kings 34:33

EHCC: whether thom refuse, or whether thou

Psalms 53:5

KJV: There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.were…: Heb. they feared a fear
EHCC: (6). God Aath despised them.

Psalms 118:22

KJV: The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
EHCC: The stone (which) the builders refused

Isaiah 5:24

KJV: Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.fire: Heb. tongue of fire
EHCC: they have tast away the law

Isaiah 8:6

KJV: Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
EHCC: this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah

Isaiah 33:8

KJV: The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
EHCC: he hath despised the cities,

Isaiah 41:9

KJV: Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
EHCC: 1 have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

Jeremiah 2:37

KJV: Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.
EHCC: the Lord hath rejected, thy confidences,

Jeremiah 4:30

KJV: And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.face: Heb. eyes
EHCC: (thy) lovers ill despise thee,

Jeremiah 6:30

KJV: Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.Reprobate…: or, Refuse silver
EHCC: the Lord hath rejected them.

Jeremiah 8:9

KJV: The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?The wise…: or, Have they been ashamed, etcwhat…: Heb. the wisdom of what thing
EHCC: they Aave rejected the word of the Lord ;

Jeremiah 14:19

KJV: Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
EHCC: Hast thou utterly rejected Judah ?

Lamentations 5:29

EHCC: thow has uutely rere us;

Lamentations 6:5

EHCC: 6.4 - my judgments

Lamentations 20:13

EHCC: ¢hey despised my judgmencs,

Hosea 4:6

KJV: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.destroyed: Heb. cut off
EHCC: thow hast rejected knowledge,

Amos 5:21

KJV: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.in…: or, your holy days
EHCC: J despise your feast days,

Isaiah 7:15

KJV: Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
EHCC: that he may know #o refuse

Isaiah 90:12

EHCC: Because ye despise this word,

Jeremiah 14:19

KJV: Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
EHCC: Hast thou uétterly rejected Judah ?

Lamentations 3:45

KJV: Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
EHCC: the offscouring and refuse in the midst

Lamentations 5:22

KJV: But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.But…: or, For wilt thou utterly reject us?
EHCC: thou hast uitesty jected us;

Amos 2:4

KJV: Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
EHCC: they have despised the law

Leviticus 26:15

KJV: And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
EHCC: if ye shall despise my statutes,

Job 5:17

KJV: Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
EHCC: despiss not thou the chastening of

Job 8:20

KJV: Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:help…: Heb. take the ungodly by the handcome: Heb. shall not be
EHCC: God will not cast away a perfect (man),

Job 9:21

KJV: Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
EHCC: 7 would despise my Tie.

Job 10:3

KJV: Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?work: Heb. labour
EHCC: that thow shouldest despise the work

Job 81:13

EHCC: 1f / did despise the cause of 5

Job 36:5

KJV: Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.wisdom: Heb. heart
EHCC: God (is) mighty, and despiseth not (any):

Job 42:6

KJV: Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
EHCC: fore J abhor (myself), and repent

Psalms 36:4

KJV: He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.mischief: or, vanity
EHCC: (5).he abhorreth not evil.

Psalms 78:59

KJV: When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
EHCC: and greatly abhorred Israel:

Psalms 89:38

KJV: But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
EHCC: (39).thou hast cast off und abkorred,

Psalms 106:24

KJV: Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:the pleasant…: Heb. a land of desire
EHCC: Yea, they despised the pleasant land,

Proverbs 3:11

KJV: My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
EHCC: despise not the chastening of the Lord ;

Isaiah 31:7

KJV: For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.his idols of gold: Heb. the idols of his gold
EHCC: every man shall cast away his idols

Jeremiah 6:19

KJV: Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
EHCC: nor to my law, but rejected it.

Jeremiah 31:37

KJV: Thus saith the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord.
EHCC: 1 will also cast off all the seed of Israel

Jeremiah 83:24

EHCC: he hath even cast them of?

Jeremiah 9:17

KJV: Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
EHCC: My God will cast them away, .

Proverbs 15:52

EHCC: He that refuseth instruction despiseth

Isaiah 33:15

KJV: He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;righteously: Heb. in righteousnessesuprightly: Heb. uprightnessesoppressions: or, deceitsblood: Heb. bloods
EHCC: he that despiseth the gain of

Jeremiah 6:30

KJV: Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.Reprobate…: or, Refuse silver
EHCC: Reprobate (mars, or, Refuse) silver shali
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