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Lexicon :: Strong's H3985 - mā'ēn

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מָאֵן
Transliteration
mā'ēn
Pronunciation
maw-ane'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1138

Strong’s Definitions

מָאֵן mâʼên, maw-ane'; a primitive root; to refuse:—refuse, × utterly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H3985 in the following manner: refuse (40x), utterly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H3985 in the following manner: refuse (40x), utterly (1x).

  1. (Piel) to refuse

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָאֵן mâʼên, maw-ane'; a primitive root; to refuse:—refuse, × utterly.
STRONGS H3985: Abbreviations
† [מָאֵן verb Pi. refuse (Qal perhaps be distasteful, compare Syr, bdb054901 taeduit, piguit, Aph`el be slothful; Late Hebrew Pi., as term, techn. of girl, refuse to acknowledge marriage contract; possibly akin to Ethiopic bdb054902 reject; Arabic bdb054903 is sustain, maintain); —
Pi. Perfect מֵאֵן Exodus 7:14 + 4 times; feminine singular מֵאֲנָה Jeremiah 15:18 + 3 times; מֵאַנְתָּ Exodus 10:3, etc.; Imperfect יְמָאֵן Exodus 22:16; וַיְמָאֵן Genesis 37:35 + 8 times etc.; Inf. abs מָאֵן Exodus 22:16; — refuse, (followed by Infinitive except + 6 times see below) human subject Genesis 37:35 (J), Jeremiah 31:15; Exodus 22:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 20:21; Numbers 22:14 (all E), Deuteronomy 25:7; 1 Samuel 8:19; 2 Samuel 2:23; 2 Samuel 13:9; 1 Kings 20:35; 1 Kings 21:15; Esther 1:12; Jeremiah 50:33 compare Job 6:7; Psalm 77:3; Proverbs 21:25; Jeremiah 15:18; without Infinitive וַיְמָאֵן וַיּאֹמֶר Genesis 39:8; Genesis 48:19 (both J), 1 Samuel 28:23;; also 2 Kings 5:16; especially of refusing to obey י׳'s commands Exodus 4:23; Exodus 7:14; Exodus 10:3; Exodus 16:28 (all J), Nehemiah 9:17; also Psalm 78:10; Proverbs 21:7; Hosea 11:5, see especially Jeremiah 3:3; Jeremiah 5:3 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 8:5; Jeremiah 9:5; Jeremiah 11:10; compare Jeremiah 25:28; Zechariah 7:11; without Infinitive = be recusant Proverbs 1:24; Isaiah 1:20 once subject י׳ Numbers 22:13 (E).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:35; 37:35; 39:8; 48:19

Exodus

4:23; 7:14; 7:14; 10:3; 10:3; 16:28; 22:16; 22:16; 22:17

Numbers

20:21; 22:13; 22:14

Deuteronomy

25:7

1 Samuel

8:19; 28:23

2 Samuel

2:23; 13:9

1 Kings

20:35; 21:15

2 Kings

5:16

Nehemiah

9:17

Esther

1:12

Job

6:7

Psalms

77:3; 78:10

Proverbs

1:24; 21:7; 21:25

Isaiah

1:20

Jeremiah

3:3; 5:3; 8:5; 9:5; 11:10; 15:18; 15:18; 25:28; 31:15; 50:33

Hosea

11:5

Zechariah

7:11

H3985

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3985 matches the Hebrew מָאֵן (mā'ēn),
which occurs 41 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:35 - congregatis autem cunctis liberis eius ut lenirent dolorem patris noluit consolationem recipere et ait descendam ad filium meum lugens in infernum et illo perseverante in fletu

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:8 - qui nequaquam adquiescens operi nefario dixit ad eam ecce dominus meus omnibus mihi traditis ignorat quid habeat in domo sua

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:19 - qui rennuens ait scio fili mi scio et iste quidem erit in populos et multiplicabitur sed frater eius iunior maior illo erit et semen illius crescet in gentes

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:23 - dixi tibi dimitte filium meum ut serviat mihi et noluisti dimittere eum ecce ego interficiam filium tuum primogenitum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:14 - dixit autem Dominus ad Mosen ingravatum est cor Pharaonis non vult dimittere populum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:3 - introierunt ergo Moses et Aaron ad Pharaonem et dixerunt ad eum haec dicit Dominus Deus Hebraeorum usquequo non vis subici mihi dimitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:28 - dixit autem Dominus ad Mosen usquequo non vultis custodire mandata mea et legem meam

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:17 - si pater virginis dare noluerit reddet pecuniam iuxta modum dotis quam virgines accipere consuerunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:21 - nec voluit adquiescere deprecanti ut concederet transitum per fines suos quam ob rem devertit ab eo Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:13 - qui mane consurgens dixit ad principes ite in terram vestram quia prohibuit me Deus venire vobiscum

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:14 - reversi principes dixerunt ad Balac noluit Balaam venire nobiscum

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:7 - sin autem noluerit accipere uxorem fratris sui quae ei lege debetur perget mulier ad portam civitatis et interpellabit maiores natu dicetque non vult frater viri mei suscitare nomen fratris sui in Israhel nec me in coniugium sumere

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:19 - noluit autem populus audire vocem Samuhel sed dixerunt nequaquam rex enim erit super nos

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:23 - qui rennuit et ait non comedam coegerunt autem eum servi sui et mulier et tandem audita voce eorum surrexit de terra et sedit super lectum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23 - qui audire contempsit et noluit declinare percussit ergo eum Abner aversa hasta in inguine et transfodit et mortuus est in eodem loco omnesque qui transiebant per locum in quo ceciderat Asahel et mortuus erat subsistebant

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:9 - tollensque quod coxerat effudit et posuit coram eo et noluit comedere dixitque Amnon eicite universos a me cumque eiecissent omnes

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:35 - tunc vir quidam de filiis prophetarum dixit ad socium suum in sermone Domini percute me at ille noluit percutere

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:15 - factum est autem cum audisset Hiezabel lapidatum Naboth et mortuum locuta est ad Ahab surge posside vineam Naboth Hiezrahelitae qui noluit tibi adquiescere et dare eam accepta pecunia non enim vivit Naboth sed mortuus est

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:16 - at ille respondit vivit Dominus ante quem sto quia non accipiam cumque vim faceret penitus non adquievit

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - et noluerunt audire et non sunt recordati mirabilium tuorum quae feceras eis et induraverunt cervices suas et dederunt caput ut converterentur ad servitutem suam quasi per contentionem tu autem Deus propitius clemens et misericors longanimis et multae miserationis non dereliquisti eos

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:12 - quae rennuit et ad regis imperium quod per eunuchos mandaverat venire contempsit unde iratus rex et nimio furore succensus

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:7 - quae prius tangere nolebat anima mea nunc prae angustia cibi mei sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2 - [Vulgate 76:3] in die tribulationis meae Dominum requisivi manus mea nocte extenditur et non quiescit noluit consolari anima mea

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:10 - [Vulgate 77:10] non custodierunt pactum Dei sui et in lege eius noluerunt ingredi

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:24 - quia vocavi et rennuistis extendi manum meam et non fuit qui aspiceret

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:7 - rapinae impiorum detrahent eos quia noluerunt facere iudicium

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - desideria occidunt pigrum noluerunt enim quicquam manus eius operari

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:20 - quod si nolueritis et me provocaveritis ad iracundiam gladius devorabit vos quia os Domini locutum est

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:3 - quam ob rem prohibitae sunt stillae pluviarum et serotinus imber non fuit frons mulieris meretricis facta est tibi noluisti erubescere

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:3 - Domine oculi tui respiciunt fidem percussisti eos et non doluerunt adtrivisti eos et rennuerunt accipere disciplinam induraverunt facies suas super petram noluerunt reverti

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:5 - quare ergo aversus est populus iste in Hierusalem aversione contentiosa adprehenderunt mendacium et noluerunt reverti

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:6 - habitatio tua in medio doli in dolo rennuerunt scire me dicit Dominus

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:10 - reversi sunt ad iniquitates patrum suorum priores qui noluerunt audire verba mea et hii ergo abierunt post deos alienos ut servirent eis irritum fecerunt domus Israhel et domus Iuda pactum meum quod pepigi cum patribus eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 - quare factus est dolor meus perpetuus et plaga mea desperabilis rennuit curari facta est mihi quasi mendacium aquarum infidelium

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:28 - cumque noluerint accipere calicem de manu ut bibant dices ad eos haec dicit Dominus exercituum bibentes bibetis

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:15 - haec dicit Dominus vox in excelso audita est lamentationis fletus et luctus Rachel plorantis filios suos et nolentis consolari super eis quia non sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:33 - haec dicit Dominus exercituum calumniam sustinent filii Israhel et filii Iuda simul omnes qui ceperunt eos tenent nolunt dimittere eos

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:5 - non revertetur in terram Aegypti et Assur ipse rex eius quoniam noluerunt converti

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:11 - et noluerunt adtendere et verterunt scapulam recedentem et aures suas adgravaverunt ne audirent
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