Word Study · Strong's H3985
מָאֵן
mâʼên
“to refuse”
- 41occurrencescanonical count
- 41tagged so farloaded book by book
- 17books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
to refuse KJV usage: refuse, [idiom] utterly.
41 loaded
The ledger of occurrences
Genesis 3Exodus 6Numbers 3Deuteronomy 11 Samuel 22 Samuel 21 Kings 22 Kings 1Nehemiah 1Esther 1Job 1Psalms 2Proverbs 3Isaiah 1Jeremiah 10Hosea 1Zechariah 1
Genesis3 occurrences
And 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 to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.The first tagged occurrence in Genesis.
Exodus6 occurrences
and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.The first tagged occurrence in Exodus.
Exodus 4:23וַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'En — and you refusedHc/Vpw2msExodus 7:14מֵאֵ֖ןme.'En — he has refusedHVpp3msExodus 10:3מֵאַ֔נְתָּme.'An.ta — have you refusedHVpp2msExodus 16:28מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔םme.'an.Tem — have you refusedHVpp2mpExodus 22:17מָאֵ֧ןma.'En — absolutely <refuse>HVpccExodus 22:17יְמָאֵ֛ןye.ma.'En — he will refuseHVpi3ms
Numbers3 occurrences
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.The first tagged occurrence in Numbers.
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto me.The first tagged occurrence in Deuteronomy.
1 Samuel2 occurrences
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,The first tagged occurrence in 1 Samuel.
2 Samuel2 occurrences
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Samuel.
1 Kings2 occurrences
And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of Jehovah, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Kings.
2 Kings1 occurrence
But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Kings.
Nehemiah1 occurrence
and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not.The first tagged occurrence in Nehemiah.
Esther1 occurrence
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.The first tagged occurrence in Esther.
Job1 occurrence
My soul refuseth to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.The first tagged occurrence in Job.
Psalms2 occurrences
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted.The first tagged occurrence in Psalms.
Proverbs3 occurrences
Isaiah1 occurrence
Jeremiah10 occurrences
Jeremiah 3:3מֵאַ֖נְתְּme.'Ant — you refusedHVpp2fsJeremiah 5:3מֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.Nu — they refusedHVpp3cpJeremiah 5:3מֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.Nu — they refusedHVpp3cpJeremiah 8:5מֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.Nu — they have refusedHVpp3cpJeremiah 9:6מֵאֲנ֥וּme.'a.Nu — they have refusedHVpp3cpJeremiah 11:10מֵֽאֲנוּ֙me.'a.Nu — they refusedHVpp3cpJeremiah 15:18מֵֽאֲנָה֙me.'a.Nah — it has refusedHVpp3fsJeremiah 25:28יְמָאֲנ֛וּye.ma.'a.Nu — they will refuseHVpi3mpJeremiah 31:15מֵאֲנָ֛הme.'a.Nah — she has refusedHVpp3fsJeremiah 50:33מֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.Nu — they have refusedHVpp3cp