מָאֵן maen

Hebrew word for “to refuse” · Strong’s H3985 · used 41 times in 39 verses

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Meaning

(Piel) to refuse

How it is translated

Glosses given for maen in context, with how often each is used:

• refused 22
• has refused 6
• have refused 4
• will refuse 3
• have you refused 2
• refuse 2
• absolutely 1
• refuses 1

Where it is used

Also in 5 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Numbers 22 (2), Proverbs 21 (2), Genesis 37 (1), Genesis 39 (1), Genesis 48 (1), Exodus 4 (1), Exodus 7 (1), Exodus 10 (1), Exodus 16 (1), Exodus 22 (1)

Forms

• מאנו 10
• וימאן 9
• מאן 5
• מאנה 4
• וימאנו 3
• ותמאן 2
• מאנת 2
• מאנתם 1
• ימאן 1
• מאין 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with maen more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• קוּם qum “to arise” 6
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 7
• נָחַם nacham “to be sorry” 3
• לָקַח laqach “to take” 5
• אִם im “if” 5
• שׁוּב shuv “to return” 5
• כֹּה koh “thus” 4
• שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 4
• עָבַד avad “to serve” 3
• חָזַק chazaq “to strengthen” 3
• בָּלָק balaq “Balak” 2
• קָשַׁב qashav “to listen” 2

Key verses

The verses using maen that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 10:3 — And 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…
• Nehemiah 9:17 — And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to…
• Psalms 77:2 — In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
• Proverbs 1:24 — Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
• Isaiah 1:20 — But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
• Jeremiah 3:3 — Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
• Jeremiah 5:3 — O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive…
• Jeremiah 8:5 — Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
• Jeremiah 11:10 — They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel…
• Jeremiah 31:15 — Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children,…
• Jeremiah 50:33 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they…
• Zechariah 7:11 — But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.