3985 - maen

Strong's Concordance

Original word: מָאֵן
Transliteration: maen
Definition (short): refused
Definition (full): to refuse

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to refuse
NASB Translation: absolutely refuses (1), refuse (8), refused (26), refuses (4), refusing (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

A primitive root; to refuse -- refuse, X utterly.
KJV: And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
NASB: Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son." So his father wept for him.
KJV: But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
NASB: But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Behold, with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has put all that he owns in my charge.
KJV: And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
NASB: But 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 shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations."
KJV: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
NASB: "So I said to you, 'Let My son go that he may serve Me'; but you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn."'"
KJV: And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
NASB: Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.