HebrewH3986Adjective
מָאֵן
ma.en
“refusing”
3Occurrences
H3986Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
unwilling
from H3985 (מָאֵן);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
refusing, unwilling to obey
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
H:A
Full Description
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
מָאֵן appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Exodus
2
Jeremiah
1
Key Passages
Exodus 10:4BSB
But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
Exodus 9:2BSB
But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,
Jeremiah 38:21BSB
But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:
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