אֶמְאַ֥ס
𐤀𐤌𐤀𐤎
emeas
I despise
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
Job 9:21 · Word #6
Lexicon H3988
| Lemma | מָאַס |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤀𐤎 |
| Transliteration | mâʼaç |
| Strong's | H3988 |
| In-context | I despise |
Morphology HVqi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3988-01
I will spurn
| Root | מאס (m-ʾ-s) |
| Core Meanings | rejection, spurning, disdain, refusal, contempt |
| Semantic Range | to reject, refuse, spurn, despise, treat as worthless, cast off; in some contexts to become loathsome or to waste away (intransitive nuance). |
| Conceptual Significance | מאס often describes covenantal rejection—either YHWH rejecting disobedient people or individuals rejecting YHWH’s instruction. It conveys not mere dislike but a decisive repudiation of relationship, authority, or value, making it theologically weighty in contexts of judgment and faithfulness. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect (yiqtol), 1st common singular of מאס. Simple active stem expressing ongoing, future, or modal action by the speaker. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root מאס conveys active rejection with contempt or disdain. The form אֶמְאַס is Qal imperfect, first common singular, indicating a simple active action by "I" that is incomplete or future in aspect; "I will spurn" preserves both the volitional/future sense and the force of deliberate rejection inherent in the root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מאס (rejection, spurning, disdain, refusal, contempt)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3988-02 |
maas | he has spurned |
H3988-03 |
maaseta | you have spurned |
H3988-04 |
maasetah | you have spurned |
H3988-05 |
maaseti | I have spurned |
H3988-06 |
maasu | they have spurned |
H3988-07 |
maos | to utterly spurn |
H3988-08 |
measetem | you men have spurned |
|
moes | one who spurns |
H3988-09 |
moeset | she who spurns |
H3988-10 |
nimeas | he has been spurned |
H3988-11 |
timeas | you spurn |
H3988-12 |
vayimeas | and he spurned |
H3988-13 |
vayimeasekha | and he spurned you |
H3988-14 |
vayimeasu | And they spurned |
H3988-15 |
yimeas | he will spurn |
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 |