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); —
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| 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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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); —
II. [מָאַס] verb
[מַאֲפֶה] see אפה .
מַאֲפֵל, מַאְפֵּלְיָה, see אפל .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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