מָאֳסָ֞/ם

𐤌𐤀𐤎/𐤌

maosam

their rejecting

a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear; abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.

H3988

Amos 2:4 · Word #13

Lexicon H3988

Lemmaמָאַס
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤀𐤎
Transliterationmâʼaç
Strong'sH3988
In-contexttheir rejecting

Morphology HVqc/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H3988-10

he spurned them

Morphological NotesQal perfect 3rd masculine singular (מָאַס) with 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix (-ם), functioning as the direct object: "them."
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of the root מאס, "to spurn" or "reject." The perfect 3rd masculine singular form with a 3rd masculine plural suffix yields "he spurned them," preserving both the verbal action and the plural object indicated in the morphology.

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Words from Root מאס (spurning, rejecting, despising, refusing, disdaining)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3988-01 emeas I will spurn
H3988-02 hamaos Have you utterly spurned?
H3988-03 maas he has spurned

Word Usage (76 occurrences of H3988)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 26:15 תִּמְאָ֔סוּ timeasu you despise
Leviticus 26:43 מָאָ֔סוּ maasu they-rejected
Leviticus 26:44 מְאַסְתִּ֤י/ם measetim I will reject them