TBESH · H3985
מָאֵן · ma.en · to refuse
(Piel) to refuse
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ma.en H3985
מָאֵן (ma.en) means “to refuse” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מָאֵן Hebrew · H3985 41 tagged occurrences in 39 verses
Pronunciation guide: maw-ane' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to refuse
KJV glosses: refuse, [idiom] utterly.
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How translators render H3985
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| refused | 8 |
| they refuse | 4 |
| but he refused | 3 |
| and refused | 2 |
| but they refused | 2 |
| refuses | 2 |
| refusing | 2 |
| they refused | 2 |
| will you refuse | 2 |
| absolutely refuses | 1 |
| and refusing | 1 |
| but asahel refused | 1 |
| but since you have refused | 1 |
| but the man refused | 1 |
| has refused | 1 |
| he refused | 1 |
| he refuses | 1 |
| refuse | 1 |
| saul refused | 1 |
| you refuse | 1 |
| you refused | 1 |
| you resist | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| refused | 8 |
| refuseth | 4 |
| but he refused | 3 |
| and refused | 2 |
| him but he refused | 2 |
| refuse | 2 |
| they have refused | 2 |
| they refuse | 2 |
| and it shall be if they refuse | 1 |
| and ye refused | 1 |
| because they refused | 1 |
| but if ye refuse | 1 |
| but they refused | 1 |
| he refuseth | 1 |
| how long refuse | 1 |
| howbeit he refused | 1 |
| me and if thou refuse | 1 |
| them because they refuse | 1 |
| they refused | 1 |
| thou refusedst | 1 |
| utterly | 1 |
| which he refused | 1 |
| which refused | 1 |
| wilt thou refuse | 1 |
Verses containing H3985
Page 1 of 1. 39 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 37:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
Read word by word - Genesis 39:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
Read word by word - Genesis 48:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
Read word by word - Exodus 4:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’”
Read word by word - Exodus 7:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.
Read word by word - Exodus 10:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
Read word by word - Exodus 16:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?
Read word by word - Exodus 22:17
· BSB · 2 occurrences
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.16
- Numbers 20:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.
Read word by word - Numbers 22:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”
Read word by word - Numbers 22:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 25:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 8:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 28:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 2:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 13:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 20:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 21:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 5:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 9:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
Read word by word - Esther 1:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
Read word by word - Job 6:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.
Read word by word - Psalms 77:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 77.3
- Psalms 78:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.
Read word by word - Proverbs 1:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
Read word by word - Proverbs 21:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
Read word by word - Proverbs 21:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
Read word by word - Isaiah 1:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 3:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 5:3
· BSB · 2 occurrences
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 8:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 9:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.5
- Jeremiah 11:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 15:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water that is not there.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 25:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘You most certainly must drink it!
Read word by word - Jeremiah 31:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Read word by word - Jeremiah 50:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.
Read word by word - Hosea 11:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
Read word by word - Zechariah 7:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
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