הַֽ/מֵּאֲנִ֣ים
𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤍𐤉𐤌
mêʼên
who refuse
To refuse, reject, or decline through an act of will or intention; to be unwilling, often with a sense of determined or deliberate opposition to a request or command. In various narrative and legal contexts, it expresses an active, willful resistance or non-compliance.
Jeremiah 13:10 · Word #4
Lexicon H3987
| Lemma | מֵאֵן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤀𐤍 |
| Transliteration | mêʼên |
| Strong's | H3987 |
| Definition | To refuse, reject, or decline through an act of will or intention; to be unwilling, often with a sense of determined or deliberate opposition to a request or command. In various narrative and legal contexts, it expresses an active, willful resistance or non-compliance. |
Morphology HTd/Vprmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | who refuse |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3987-01
the refusing ones
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem, active participle, masculine plural, absolute state, with definite article. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel active participle masculine plural denotes those who are actively and deliberately refusing. "The refusing ones" preserves the participial force and plural masculine form while reflecting the intensive nuance of willful rejection in Piel. |
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