Hebrew word study
מָאַס H3988
- Transliteration
- mâʼaç
- Pronunciation
- maw-as'
- KJV glosses
- abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.
Lexical summary
to spurn
also (intransitively) to disappear
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to spurn
also (intransitively) to disappear
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information