Maen מָאֵן
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| מָאֵן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maen |
| Strong's number | H3986 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | refusing |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (3) |
Maen (Hebrew מָאֵן, Strong's H3986) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “refusing”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
refusing, unwilling to obey
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | refuse (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | refuse (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Maen, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 8:2And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs.
- Exodus 9:2For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,
- Exodus 10:4Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 38:21But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord hath shewed me:But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).