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Strong's H3985 מָאֵן (maen)

Maen means “refuse” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3985 — peirazo (“assay”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3985
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 39
Books 17

Strong's H3985 Quick Answer

Strong's H3985 מָאֵן (ma'en) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ma'en (maw-ane') v. 1. to refuse [a primitive root] It has 39 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include refuse and refused. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ma'en (maw-ane') v. 1. to refuse [a primitive root]
Usage
39 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
refuse and refused

Meaning and Definition

ma'en (maw-ane') v. 1. to refuse [a primitive root] KJV: refuse, X utterly.

Original Word
מָאֵן
Transliteration
ma'en
Derivation
Root: מאן
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3985. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3985 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ma'en, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

refuse Exodus 4:23 10× refused Genesis 37:35

How Strong's H3985 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 39 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3985 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3985 in the Old Testament

39 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 37:35 KJV

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

Genesis 39:8 KJV

But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

Genesis 48:19 KJV

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

Usage Excerpts

First 39 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3985.

Genesis 37:35 Old Testament, KJV
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
Genesis 39:8 Old Testament, KJV
But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
Genesis 48:19 Old Testament, KJV
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
Exodus 4:23 Old Testament, KJV
And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
Exodus 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
Exodus 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus 16:28 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
Exodus 22:17 Old Testament, KJV
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
Numbers 20:21 Old Testament, KJV
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
Numbers 22:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
Numbers 22:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
Deuteronomy 25:7 Old Testament, KJV
And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
1 Samuel 8:19 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
1 Samuel 28:23 Old Testament, KJV
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
2 Samuel 2:23 Old Testament, KJV
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
2 Samuel 13:9 Old Testament, KJV
And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
1 Kings 20:35 Old Testament, KJV
And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
1 Kings 21:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
2 Kings 5:16 Old Testament, KJV
But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
Nehemiah 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
Esther 1:12 Old Testament, KJV
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Job 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
Psalms 77:2 Old Testament, KJV
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
Psalms 78:10 Old Testament, KJV
They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
Proverbs 1:24 Old Testament, KJV
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Proverbs 21:7 Old Testament, KJV
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Proverbs 21:25 Old Testament, KJV
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Isaiah 1:20 Old Testament, KJV
But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Jeremiah 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
Jeremiah 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Jeremiah 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Jeremiah 9:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 11:10 Old Testament, KJV
They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
Jeremiah 15:18 Old Testament, KJV
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
Jeremiah 25:28 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.
Jeremiah 31:15 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
Jeremiah 50:33 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
Hosea 11:5 Old Testament, KJV
He shall not return into the land of Egypt, and the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
Zechariah 7:11 Old Testament, KJV
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3985, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 9 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3985 FAQ

What does maen (מָאֵן) mean?

Maen (Strong's H3985) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "refuse". ma'en (maw-ane') v. 1. to refuse [a primitive root]

How many times is maen (מָאֵן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 39 linked usages for Strong's H3985 across 17 books.

Where can I study maen (מָאֵן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3985 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate maen (מָאֵן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as refuse and refused. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.