Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H3985
מָאֵן
ma.en · “to refuse”
Used 41 times across 17 books
Definition
(Piel) to refuse
Where it appears
Genesis3
Exodus6
Numbers3
Deuteronomy1
1 Samuel2
2 Samuel2
1 Kings2
2 Kings1
Nehemiah1
Esther1
Job1
Psalms2
Proverbs3
Isaiah1
Jeremiah10
Hosea1
Zechariah1
In the text
Genesis 37:35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.Genesis 39:8But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;Genesis 48:19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.Exodus 4:23And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.Exodus 7:14And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.Exodus 16:28And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?Exodus 22:16And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.Numbers 20:21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.Numbers 22:13And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
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