מָאֵןmâʼên

Meanings

Same root

• מָאֵןmâʼên · H3986unwilling
• מֵאֵןmêʼên · H3987refractory

Where it appears

Appears 41 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 37:35 His family all tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “I will go to my grave mourning for my son,” he would say, and then he would weep.
• Genesis 39:8 But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household.
• Genesis 48:19 But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”
• Exodus 4:23 I commanded you, “Let my son go, so he can worship me.” But since you have refused, I will now kill your firstborn son!’”
• Exodus 7:14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn, and he still refuses to let the people go.
• Exodus 10:3 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.