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H3988

מָאַס

mâʼaç [maw-as'] Verb
Core meaningto spurn

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H3988

to spurn ; also (intransitively) to disappear

KJV usage: abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, × utterly, vile person.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, × utterly, vile person. abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, × utterly, vile person.

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