Strong's Lexicon
ma'ac: To reject, despise, refuse, abhor
Original Word:מָאַס
Part of Speech:verb
Transliteration:ma'ac
Pronunciation:mah-as'
Phonetic Spelling:(maw-as')
Definition:To reject, despise, refuse, abhor
Meaning:to spurn, to disappear
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G114: atheteō (to set aside, disesteem, neutralize)
-G593: apodokimazō (to reject, disapprove)
Usage:The Hebrew verb "ma'ac" primarily conveys the act of rejecting or despising something or someone. It is often used in the context of God rejecting His people due to their disobedience or idolatry, as well as people rejecting God's commands or statutes. The term can also imply a strong emotional response, such as abhorrence or loathing.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient Near Eastern context, rejection was a significant action, often carrying severe social and religious implications. For the Israelites, being rejected by God was the ultimate consequence of covenant unfaithfulness. The concept of rejection is deeply tied to the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience brought blessings and disobedience led to rejection and curses.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [] (Late Hebrew
id.; Aramaic
reject, despise; Ba
ES 15 compare (dubious) Arabic
lightly esteem (Kam.); Assyrian
ma°âsu is perhaps
destroy Meissn
Suppl. 55); —
Perfect3masculine singularIsaiah 8:6 4t; suffixPsalm 53:6; 2masculine singularJeremiah 14:19 3t.;Judges 9:38;1 Samuel 15:26 22t. Perfect;ImperfectJob 8:20 3t;Psalm 36:5;Job 36:5; suffix1 Samuel 15:23,26; forHosea 4:6 (so Baer, compare DeComplut. Var. 18 f.; not van d. H) read ; 3 masculine pluralJeremiah 6:19 2t.;Isaiah 31:7; 12t.Imperfect;Infinitive absoluteIsaiah 7:15,16Jeremiah 14:19;Lamentations 5:22;cstr.Isaiah 30:12;Amos 2:4;ParticipleProverbs 15:32;Isaiah 33:15, feminineEzekiel 21:15 (text dubious, Co ; Berthol ),Ezekiel 21:18 (also dubious, Co ; Berthol ); —reject, refuse,
God rejects menHosea 4:6;Hosea 9:17;1 Samuel 15:23,26;1 Samuel 16:1,7;2 Kings 23:27;Jeremiah 7:29;Jeremiah 14:19 (twice in verse);Jeremiah 33:24,26;Leviticus 26:44 (H),Psalm 53:6;Job 8:20;Job 10:3;Lamentations 5:22 (twice in verse);Psalm 89:39; men reject GodNumbers 11:20 (J),1 Samuel 8:7;1 Samuel 10:19; men1 Samuel 8:7;Job 30:1; idolsIsaiah 31:7, evilPsalm 36:5, knowledgeHosea 4:6, divineAmos 2:4;Isaiah 5:24;1 Samuel 15:23,26,Exodus 20:24, 2Kings 17:15;Job 5:17;Proverbs 3:11; variant reading thingsIsaiah 8:6;Ezekiel 21:15;Psalm 118:22;Job 31:13.
with God rejects men2 Kings 17:20;Jeremiah 6:30;Jeremiah 31:37;Psalm 78:59;Psalm 78:67, that in which man confidesJeremiah 2:37; men reject evilIsaiah 7:15,16, divineJeremiah 6:19,Isaiah 30:12;Jeremiah 8:9Leviticus 26:15 (H);Leviticus 26:43 (H),Ezekiel 5:6;Ezekiel 20:13,16; variant reading things,Numbers 14:31 (J)Isaiah 33:15;Jeremiah 4:30;Psalm 106:24.
despise, with accusative, God subjectAmos 5:21I hate, I despise your feasts; elsewhere men subjectJob 19:18even young children despise me;Job 9:21I despise my life, compareProverbs 15:32;Judges 9:38is not this the people that thou despisedst?Isaiah 33:8; object omittedJob 7:16 (< join to preceding Me Siegf Du);Job 34:33;Job 36:5;Job 42:6 ( Siegf ; Symm Bö )Ezekiel 21:18 (but see above). —
be rejected: ImperfectIsaiah 54:6 (wife);ParticipleJeremiah 6:30 (silver),Psalm 15:4 ( =reprobate; opposed to ); + feminine ,1 Samuel 15:9rejected, i.e.worthless (for HCT ) according to We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS ("" , read ; compare,
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II. [] (Aramaicid., but rare and dubious; — secondary form of q. v.); —Imperfect3masculine singularJob 7:5 my skin hath hardenedand run (i. e. again, afresh; > GHoffm Du read , Bu , √ ); 3 masculine pluralPsalm 58:8 (figurative of annihilation of wicked).
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Arabic
a kind ofwhite camel, whence LagBN 29 proposes for the difficult ()Zechariah 6:3,7).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
abhor, cast away off, contemn, despise, disdain, become loathsome, refuse,
A primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear -- abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, X utterly, vile person.
Forms and Transliterations
אֶמְאַ֗ס אֶמְאַ֣ס אֶמְאַ֥ס אֶמְאַ֨ס אמאס הֲמָאֹ֨ס המאס וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ וַ֭יִּמְאַס וַֽ֭יִּמְאֲסוּ וַיִּמְאֲס֣וּ וַיִּמְאֲסוּ־ וַיִּמְאַ֥ס וַיִּמְאַ֨ס וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖ וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣ וַיִּמְאָסֵ֑ם וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃ וַתִּמְאָ֑ס וּ֠מָאַסְתִּי ואמאסאך וימאס וימאס׃ וימאסו וימאסו־ וימאסך וימאסם ומאסתי ותמאס יִמְאַס־ יִמְאָ֑ס יִמְאָֽס׃ יִמְאָס֗וּן יִמְאָסֵ֣ם יִמָּאֲס֣וּ ימאס ימאס־ ימאס׃ ימאסו ימאסון ימאסם מְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּ מְאַסְתִּ֔יו מְאַסְתִּ֤ים מְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃ מְאַסְתֶּ֖ם מְאַסְתֶּ֣ם מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם מְאָסָֽם׃ מָ֣אֲסוּ מָ֭אַסְתִּי מָֽאָסְכֶ֖ם מָא֥וֹס מָאֲס֖וּ מָאֲס֗וּ מָאֲס֣וּ מָאֲסוּ־ מָאֳסָ֞ם מָאַ֖סְתִּי מָאַ֗סְתָּ מָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ מָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ מָאַ֜סְתָּ מָאַ֣ס מָאַ֣סְתָּה מָאַ֤ס מָאַ֥ס מָאַ֥סְתִּי מָאַס֙ מָאָ֔סוּ מָאָ֗סוּ מָאֹ֣ס מָאֹ֥ס מֹאֵ֞ס מֹאֶ֖סֶת מֹאֶ֥סֶת מאוס מאס מאסו מאסו־ מאסכם מאסם מאסם׃ מאסת מאסתה מאסתי מאסתיהו מאסתיו מאסתיך׃ מאסתים מאסתם מוֹאֵ֣ס מואס נִמְאָ֔ס נִמְאָ֗ס נמאס תִ֭מְאַס תִּמְאָ֑ס תִּמְאָ֔סוּ תִּמְאָֽס׃ תִמָּאֵ֖ס תמאס תמאס׃ תמאסו ’em’as ’em·’as emAs hă·mā·’ōs hămā’ōs hamaOs mā’as mā’āsəḵem mā’astā mā’astāh mā’astî mā’ăsū mā’āsū mā’ăsū- mā’ōs mā’osām mā’ōws mā·’ā·sə·ḵem mā·’ă·sū mā·’ā·sū mā·’ă·sū- mā·’as mā·’as·tā mā·’as·tāh mā·’as·tî mā·’o·sām mā·’ō·ws mā·’ōs maAs maaseChem maAsta maAstah Maasti maAsu maos mə’āsām mə’astem mə’astîhū mə’astîḵā mə’astîm mə’astîw mə·’ā·sām mə·’as·tem mə·’as·tî·hū mə·’as·tî·ḵā mə·’as·tîm mə·’as·tîw meaSam measTem measTicha measTihu measTim measTiv mō’ês mō’eseṯ mō·’e·seṯ mō·’ês mō·w·’ês moEs moEset mooSam mōw’ês nim’ās nim·’ās nimAs tim’ās ṯim’as tim’āsū tim·’ā·sū tim·’ās ṯim·’as ṯim·mā·’ês timAs timAsu ṯimmā’ês timmaEs ū·mā·’as·tî ūmā’astî Umaasti vaiyimAs vaiyimaseCha vaiyimaSem vaiyimaSu vaiyimmaEs vattimAs veemaseCha wat·tim·’ās wattim’ās way·yim·’ā·sə·ḵā way·yim·’ā·sêm way·yim·’ă·sū way·yim·’ă·sū- way·yim·’as way·yim·mā·’ês wayyim’as wayyim’āsəḵā wayyim’āsêm wayyim’ăsū wayyim’ăsū- wayyimmā’ês wə’em’āsəḵā wə·’em·’ā·sə·ḵā yim’ās yim’as- yim’āsêm yim’āsūn yim·’ā·sêm yim·’ā·sūn yim·’ās yim·’as- yim·mā·’ă·sū yimas yimaSem yimaSun yimmā’ăsū yimmaaSu
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