BDB4494 [H3988 H4549]

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular מָאַס Isa 8:6 + 4 t; suffix מְאָסָם Ps 53:6 2 masculine singular מָאַסְתָּ Jer 14:19 + 3 t.; מָאַסְתָּה Judg 9:38; 1Sam 15:26 + 22 t. Perfect; Imperfect יִמְאַס Job 8:20 + 3 t; יִמְאָ֑ס Ps 36:5; Job 36:5 suffix וַיִּמְאָֽסְךָ 1Sam 15:23; 1Sam 15:26 for וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ Hos 4:6 (so Baer, compare De^{Complut. Var. 18 f.}; not ׳וָא van d. H) read וְאֶמְ˜אסְךָ; 3 masculine plural יִמְאֲסוּ Jer 6:19 + 2 t.; יִמְאָס֑וּן Isa 31:7 + 12 t. Imperfect; Infinitive absolute מָאוֺס Isa 7:15; Isa 7:16 מָאֹס Jer 14:19; Lam 5:22 cstr. מָֽאָסְכֶם Isa 30:12 מָאֳסָם Amos 2:4 Participle מוֺאֵס Prov 15:32 מֹאֵס Isa 33:15, feminine מֹאֶסֶת Ezek 21:15 (text dubious, Co מוֺאֲסֵי; Berthol וּמְאַסֵּף), v.Ezek 21:18 (also dubious, Co מִטֻּמְאָתָס; Berthol מְאַסֵּף); —

1. reject, refuse,
\ \ a. with accusative: God rejects men Hos 4:6; Hos 9:17; 1Sam 15:23; 1Sam 15:26; 1Sam 16:1; 1Sam 16:7; 2Kgs 23:27; Jer 7:29; Jer 14:19 (twice in verse); Jer 33:24; Jer 33:26; Lev 26:44 (H), Ps 53:6; Job 8:20; Job 10:3; Lam 5:22 (twice in verse); זָנַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָס Ps 89:39 men reject God Num 11:20 (J), 1Sam 8:7; 1Sam 10:19 men 1Sam 8:7; Job 30:1 idols Isa 31:7, evil Ps 36:5, knowledge Hos 4:6, divine תורה Amos 2:4; Isa 5:24 דבר 1Sam 15:23; 1Sam 15:26, חקות Exod 20:24, חקים2Kgs 17:15 מוסר Job 5:17; Prov 3:11 variant reading things Isa 8:6; Ezek 21:15; Ps 118:22; Job 31:13.
\ \ b. with בְ God rejects men 2Kgs 17:20; Jer 6:30; Jer 31:37; Ps 78:59; Ps 78:67, that in which man confides Jer 2:37 men reject evil Isa 7:15; Isa 7:16, divine תורה Jer 6:19, דבר Isa 30:12; Jer 8:9 חקות Lev 26:15 (H); משׁפטים vLev 26:43 (H), Ezek 5:6; Ezek 20:13; Ezek 20:16 variant reading things, Num 14:31 (J) Isa 33:15; Jer 4:30; Ps 106:24.

2. despise, with accusative, God subject שׂנאתי מאסתי חגיכם Amos 5:21 I hate, I despise your feasts; elsewhere men subject בי ׳גם עוילים מ Job 19:18 even young children despise me; חיי ׳אמ Job 9:21 I despise my life, compare מואס נפשׁוֺ Prov 15:32 בוֺ ׳הלא זה העם אשׁר מ Judg 9:38 is not this the people that thou despisedst? עָרִים׳מ Isa 33:8 object omitted Job 7:16 (< join to preceding Me Siegf Du); Job 34:33; Job 36:5; Job 42:6 (ᵑ6 Siegf אֶשְׁתֹּק; ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Symm Bö אֶמָּאֵס) Ezek 21:18 (but see above). —

Niph`al be rejected: Imperfect תִּמָּאֵם Isa 54:6 (wife); Participle נִמְאָס Jer 6:30 (silver), Ps 15:4 ( = reprobate; opposed to ׳יִרְאֵי י); + feminine נִמְאָסָה, נִמְאֶסֶת 1Sam 15:9 rejected, i.e. worthless (for HCT נָמֵם) according to We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS (|| נמבזה, read נִבְזָה; compareמסס, בזה Niph`al )