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H3985מָאֵןma.en
to refusePart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." His father wept for him.
וַיְמָאֵן֙ (יְמָאֵן֙) y.ma.'En “he refused”
But he refused, and said to his master's wife, "Behold, my master doesn't know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand.
וַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀ (יְמָאֵ֓ן) y.ma.'En “he refused”
His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."
וַיְמָאֵ֣ן (יְמָאֵ֣ן) y.ma.'En “he refused”
and I have said to you, "Let my son go, that he may serve me;" and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn.'"
וַתְּמָאֵ֖ן (תְּמָאֵ֖ן) te.ma.'En “you refused”
Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
מֵאֵ֖ן me.'En “he has refused”
Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, "This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.
מֵאַ֔נְתָּ me.'An.ta “have you refused”
Yahweh said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔ם me.'an.Tem “have you refused”
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
מָאֵ֧ן ma.'En “absolutely <refuse>”יְמָאֵ֛ן ye.ma.'En “he will refuse”
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: why Israel turned away from him.
וַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀ (יְמָאֵ֣ן) y.ma.'En “it refused”
Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Get you into your land; for Yahweh refuses to give me leave to go with you.
מֵאֵ֣ן me.'En “he has refused”
The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
מֵאֵ֥ן me.'En “he has refused”
If the man doesn't want to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate to the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuses to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.
מֵאֵ֨ין me.'Ein “he has refused”
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No: but we will have a king over us,
וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ (יְמָאֲנ֣וּ) y.ma.'a.Nu “they refused”
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat on the bed.
וַיְמָאֵ֗ן (יְמָאֵ֗ן) y.ma.'En “he refused”
However he refused to turn aside: therefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it happened, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
וַיְמָאֵ֣ן (יְמָאֵ֣ן) y.ma.'En “he refused”
She took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. Amnon said, Have out all men from me. They went out every man from him.
וַיְמָאֵ֖ן (יְמָאֵ֖ן) y.ma.'En “he refused”
A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by the word of Yahweh, Please strike me. The man refused to strike him.
וַיְמָאֵ֥ן (יְמָאֵ֥ן) y.ma.'En “he refused”
It happened, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
מֵאֵן֙ me.'En “he refused”
But he said, As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. He urged him to take it; but he refused.
וַיְמָאֵֽן׃ (יְמָאֵֽן) y.ma.'En “he refused”
and refused to obey, neither were mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn't forsake them.
וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ (יְמָאֲנ֣וּ) y.ma.'a.Nu “they refused”
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very angry, and his anger burned in him.
וַתְּמָאֵ֞ן (תְּמָאֵ֞ן) te.ma.'En “she refused”
My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.
מֵאֲנָ֣ה me.'a.Nah “it refuses”
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn't get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.
מֵאֲנָ֖ה me.'a.Nah “it refused”
They didn't keep God's covenant, And refused to walk in his law.
מֵאֲנ֥וּ me.'a.Nu “they refused”
Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּ (תְּמָאֵ֑נוּ) te.ma.'E.nu “you refused”