מָאַ֖סְתִּי
𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤉
maaseti
I reject
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.
Amos 5:21 · Word #2
Lexicon H3988
| Lemma | מָאַס |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤀𐤎 |
| Transliteration | mâʼaç |
| Strong's | H3988 |
| In-context | I reject |
Morphology HVqp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3988-07
I have spurned
| Root | מאס (m-ʾ-s) |
| Core Meanings | rejecting, spurning, despising, treating as loathsome, refusing |
| Semantic Range | to reject, refuse, spurn, despise, treat as worthless, regard as loathsome, (in some contexts) to waste away or become loathsome |
| Conceptual Significance | מאס often expresses covenantal rejection—either humans spurning YHWH and His instruction or YHWH rejecting disobedient people or offerings. It conveys not mere dislike but a decisive repudiation, marking broken relationship, moral revulsion, or divine judgment. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb in the Qal stem, perfect (completed action), 1st common singular. The form מָאַסְתִּי marks a completed act of rejection performed by the speaker ("I"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The root מאס conveys the act of rejecting or spurning with disdain. The Qal perfect 1st common singular form (HVqp1cs) indicates a completed action performed by the speaker, hence "I have spurned," preserving both the personal subject and the decisive sense of rejection inherent in the root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מאס (rejecting, spurning, despising, treating as loathsome, refusing)
| 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 |