וַ/יְמָאֲנ֣וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤍𐤅
mâʼên
and they refused
To refuse, decline, or reject an offer, request, or command, sometimes with a sense of determined unwillingness or obstinate resistance. The word is often used to express adamant refusal, sometimes with emotional or volitional force, and is not limited to casual or polite declination. In narrative and legal contexts, it denotes an intentional act of not consenting or not granting one’s compliance.
1 Samuel 8:19 · Word #1
Lexicon H3985
| Lemma | מָאֵן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤀𐤍 |
| Transliteration | mâʼên |
| Strong's | H3985 |
| Definition | To refuse, decline, or reject an offer, request, or command, sometimes with a sense of determined unwillingness or obstinate resistance. The word is often used to express adamant refusal, sometimes with emotional or volitional force, and is not limited to casual or polite declination. In narrative and legal contexts, it denotes an intentional act of not consenting or not granting one’s compliance. |
Morphology HC/Vpw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they refused |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3985-12
and they adamantly refused
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive), sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys intensified or emphatic action, reflected here as "adamantly refused." The sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive) 3rd person masculine plural is rendered as a past narrative action, "and they refused." |
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