Job 7:5 — Word Study
WLCלָ֘בַ֤שׁ בְּשָׂרִ֣י רִ֭מָּה וְג֣וּשׁ עָפָ֑ר עוֹרִ֥י רָ֝גַ֗ע וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃
BSAMy fleshbâsâr [body, human nature] is clothedlâbash■ [wrapped, covered] with wormsrimmâh [maggots] and encrustedgûwsh△ [caked, covered] with dirtʻâphâr [dust, earth] my skinʻôwr [outer layer, hide] is crackedrâgaʻ■ [broken, split] and festeringmâʼaç▸ [infected, loathsome]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| לָ֘בַ֤שׁ | it is clothed | Verb, Qal, perfect third person masculine singular |
| בְּשָׂרִ֣י | flesh my | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| רִ֭מָּה | maggot[s] | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| וְג֣וּשׁ | and clod[s] of | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular construct |
| עָפָ֑ר | dust | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| עוֹרִ֥י | skin my | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| רָ֝גַ֗ע | it has hardened | Verb, Qal, perfect third person masculine singular |
| וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃ | and it has run | Verb, Niphal, sequential imperfect third person masculine singular |
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| BSB | My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering. |
| KJV | My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome. |
| ASV | My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh. |
| YLT | Clothed hath been my flesh [with] worms, And a clod of dust, My skin hath been shrivelled and is loathsome, |
| WEB | My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh. |
| BBE | My flesh is covered with worms and dust; my skin gets hard and then is cracked again. |
Translations agree on the imagery of decay and suffering in this verse.
The structure of the sentence emphasizes Job's physical suffering, with two main clauses detailing his condition.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
verbלָבֵשׁ
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Deep Study — Job 7:5
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Context — Job's Lamentgenerated
Job 7:5 captures Job's anguish as he describes his physical suffering. He feels as if his body is consumed by decay, with worms and dirt covering him, while his skin shows signs of severe distress. This verse is part of a larger discourse where Job reflects on his plight and the seeming absence of hope, as seen in the surrounding verses.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 2:7–8 | So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. |
| 2 | Job 17:14 | and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ |
| 3 | Job 19:26 | Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. |
| 4 | Job 24:20 | The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree. |
| 5 | Job 30:18–19 | With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 12 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — לָבַשׁ, la.Vashgenerated
The verb לָבַשׁ (*la.Vash*) means to clothe or wrap around. It is a perfect tense verb in the Qal stem, indicating a completed action. This word conveys the idea of being covered, which in this context emphasizes Job's state of decay and suffering.
The use of this verb here highlights Job's feeling of being overwhelmed by his condition, as if his flesh is not merely covered but enveloped in decay. The word's figurative sense can also imply a deeper emotional or spiritual covering, reflecting Job's despair.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as 'My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.' The KJV and ASV align closely with this, maintaining the imagery of decay.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb in the verse is לָבַשׁ, it is clothed, which governs the subject and object of the sentence. The structure emphasizes Job's physical state, with additional clauses providing details about the condition of his skin and body.
The sentence is built around Job's suffering, with each phrase elaborating on the extent of his decay and distress, creating a vivid picture of his lament.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word לָבַשׁ is translated with a term that conveys a similar sense of being covered. This choice indicates a consistent understanding of Job's condition across both the Hebrew and Greek texts.
The translation choices in the Septuagint reflect the original Hebrew's emphasis on physical suffering, maintaining the imagery of decay and distress.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 7:5 shows Job in deep distress, describing his body as covered with worms and dirt, and his skin as cracked. This vivid imagery illustrates the extent of his suffering and despair.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Job is expressing his physical decay and suffering, using the imagery of worms to symbolize corruption and deterioration.
The verse reveals Job's profound despair and sense of hopelessness as he grapples with his suffering.
Yes, the imagery of decay and suffering is found throughout the Bible, often symbolizing the frailty of human life.
Job's lament teaches us about the reality of suffering and the importance of expressing our pain and seeking understanding.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How do I respond to physical or emotional suffering in my own life?
- In what ways can I empathize with those who are experiencing deep distress?
- What does this verse teach me about the nature of human suffering?
- How can I support others who are going through difficult times, like Job?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
The early commentary from Gregory the Dialogist interprets Job's lament, emphasizing the significance of his physical suffering and its application to spiritual understanding.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust: my skin is dried up and shrunken. But we shall make out these words more exactly and more applicably, if we go back to the order of the foregoing interpretation.Early Church Fathers on Job 7 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 7:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleMy flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust,.... Not as it would be at death, and in the grave, as Schmidt interprets it, when it would be eaten with worms and reduced to dust; but as it then
Read John Gill on Job 7 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryMy flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome. Clothed with worms. In elephantiasis maggots are bred in the sores. "Herod was eaten of worms" (Acts 12:23; Isaiah 14:11).
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 7 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleClothed, i.e. covered all over as with a garment. With worms; which oft breed and break forth in divers parts of living bodies, as history and experience witnesseth, and which were easily bred out of Job’ s corrupted flesh and sores. Clods of dust; either the dust of the earth upon which he lay, which his sores would quickly lick up; or the scabs of his sores, which by degrees mouldered away into dust. My skin is broken, by ulcers breaking forth in all parts of it.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 7 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 7:5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.Ver. 5. My flesh is clothed with worms] Here Job showeth how and whence his nights were so wearisome and restless; he was in his grave clothes before he died (saith Mr Caryl), viz. a gown of worms set or embroidered with clods of dust. Covered he was with sores, and putrefied ulcers full of worms, which made him abhorring to himself. And clods of dust] A fit dress for a dying man. The word signifieth the filings of any metal, or the scrapings of an unclean thing. He meaneth then the scurf, scraped off from him, or the dust contracted by his sitting upon the ground, Job 2:8. My skin is broken]…
Read John Trapp on Job 7 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) With worms and clods of dust.—It is characteristic of Elephantiasis that the skin becomes hard and rugous, and then cracks and becomes ulcerated.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Job 7 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 5. My flesh is clothed with worms] This is perhaps no figure, but is literally true: the miserably ulcerated state of his body, exposed to the open air, and in a state of great destitution, was favourable to those insects that sought such places in which to deposit their ova, which might have produced the animals in question. But the figure is too horrid to be farther illustrated. Clods of dust] I believe all the commentators have here missed the sense. I suppose Job to allude to those incrustations of indurated or dried pus, which are formed on the tops of pustules in a state of decay: such as the scales which fall from the pustules of the smallpox, when the patient becomes…
Read AdamClarke on Job 7 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges5. with worms and clods of dust] His ulcers bred worms; and the hard earthy-like crust of his sores he calls lumps of dust. is broken, and become loathsome] Rather, my skin closes and breaks afresh—the allusion being to the alternate gathering and running of his sores, which went on continually. Job 7:1-5 describe the pain of life; the following verses, 6–10, its brevity and utter extinction in death. There is no break, however, in the connexion, for it is the exhausting pains described in Job 7:3-5 that naturally suggest the hopeless brevity of his life. Job has been thought inconsistent in complaining that life being evil is also brief. But in his view life itself is the highest good; it…
Read Cambridge on Job 7 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleMy flesh is clothed with worms - Job here undoubtedly refers to his diseased state, and this is one of the passages by which we may learn the nature of his complaint; compare the notes at Job 2:7.
Read Albert Barnes on Job 7 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.
My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
My body is clothed with worms and dirty scabs; my skin is broken and festering.
Tyndale line
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin closeth up and breaketh out afresh.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken and become lothsome.
My flesh is clothed with wormes and filthinesse of the dust: my skinne is rent, and become horrible.
Strictly literal
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and suppurates.
Clothed hath been my flesh [with] worms, And a clod of dust, My skin hath been shrivelled and is loathsome,
My flesh has been clothed [with] worms, || And a clod of dust, || My skin has been shriveled and is loathsome,
My flesh is covered with worms and clods of dust: my skin is burst open, and become loathsome.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; the sores in my skin harden up and then dissolve and run afresh.
From the Latin
My flesh is clothed with rottenness and the filth of dust, my skin is withered and drawn together.
Simplified
My body is covered with maggots and caked in dirt; my skin is cracked, with oozing sores.
My flesh is covered with worms and dust; my skin gets hard and then is cracked again.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text presents Job 7:5 with a clear description of his suffering, while the Septuagint matches five of the eight words in the Hebrew text. This agreement highlights the shared understanding of Job's lament in both traditions.
לָ֘בַ֤שׁ בְּשָׂרִ֣י רִ֭מָּה וְג֣וּשׁ עָפָ֑ר עוֹרִ֥י רָ֝גַ֗ע וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃
5 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Job 7:5
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word לָבֵשׁ (*labash*) means to put on or wear clothing, and it can refer to both literal and figurative clothing. It is built from a primitive root meaning to wrap around. The entries cover various forms, including Qal, Pual, and Hiphil, indicating different nuances of dressing or being clothed. The word is also noted for its use in a figurative sense, such as being clothed with a spirit.
לָבֵשׁ, לָבַשׁ vb. put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
Qal
lit. put on (one’s own) garment; = wear (more or less habitually)
very oft. fig., put on, be clothed with
lit. put on
once
clothed with
and the spirit of י׳ clothed itself with Gideon
Pu. arrayed
Hiph. clothe, array with
base
H3847 לָבֵשׁ, לָבַשׁ put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
3847 labash law-bash'
or labesh {law-bashe'}; a primitive root; properly, wrap
around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe
(oneself, or another), literally or figuratively:--(in)
apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on,
upon), wear.
לָבֵשׁ (la.vash) — to clothe.
1) to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to put on clothes, be clothed, wear
1a2) to put on, be clothed with (fig.)
1b) (Pual) to be fully clothed
1c) (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress
Aramaic equivalent: le.vash (לְבֵשׁ "to clothe" H3848)
V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singularHVqp3ms
בָּשָׂר (basar) means 'flesh' and encompasses various meanings, including the physical body, kinship, and a euphemism for male genitalia. It can refer to humans, animals, and all living things, highlighting the frailty of man in relation to God. The entries consistently emphasize its bodily and relational aspects.
בָּשָׂר 266 n.m. flesh
of the body
flesh for the body itself
male organ of generation (euphemism)
flesh for kindred, blood-relations
man over against God as frail or erring
base
H1320 בָּשָׂר flesh . of the body
. flesh for the body itself
. male organ of generation (euphemism)
. flesh for kindred, blood-relations
. man over against God as frail or erring
1320 basar baw-sawr'
from 1319; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body,
person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man:--body, (fat,
lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
see HEBREW for 01319
בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) — flesh.
1) flesh
1a) of the body
1a1) of humans
1a2) of animals
1b) the body itself
1c) male organ of generation (euphemism)
1d) kindred, blood-relations
1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God)
1f) all living things
1g) animals
1h) mankind
Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321)
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp1bs
רִמָּה (rimmah) refers to a worm or maggot, often associated with decay. The word is derived from a root meaning to breed, highlighting its rapid reproduction. It is noted in the context of decay in the Old Testament, emphasizing its role as a sign of deterioration.
רִמָּה n.f. worm (cause and sign of decay)
base
H7415 רִמָּה worm (cause and sign of decay)
7415 rimmah rim-maw'
from 7426 in the sense of breading (compare 7311); a maggot
(as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively:--worm.
see HEBREW for 07426
see HEBREW for 07311
רִמָּה (rim.mah) — worm.
maggot, worm (as cause and sign of decay)
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa
גּוּשׁ (guwsh) refers to a clod or lump of earth. The word's derivation is uncertain, and it is specifically noted in Job 7:5. The entries consistently emphasize its meaning related to a mass of earth.
גּוּשׁ n.[m.] clod, lump Jb 7:5
ref
H1487 גּוּשׁ
1487 guwsh goosh
or rather (by permutation) giysh {gheesh}; of uncertain
derivation; a mass of earth:--clod.
גּוּשׁ (gush) — clod.
clod, lump
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular constructHC/Ncmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
עָפָר (aphar) refers to dry earth or dust, encompassing meanings such as powder, ashes, and rubbish. It is derived from a root meaning to be dry and is used in various contexts, including clay and mortar. The entries consistently highlight its association with loose earth and debris.
עָפָר n.m. dry earth, dust
base
H6083 עָפָר dry earth, dust
6083 `aphar aw-fawr'
from 6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth,
mud:--ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
see HEBREW for 06080
עָפָר (a.phar) — dust.
1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish
1a) dry or loose earth
1b) debris
1c) mortar
1d) ore
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
dust (`aphar; koniortos, chous): Small particles of earth. The word has several figurative and symbolic meanings:
(1) Dust being the material out of which God is said to have formed man (Ge 2:7), it became a symbol of man's frailty (Ps 103:14, "For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust"; compare Ge 18:27; Job 4:19, etc.), and of his mortality (Ge 3:19, "Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return"; compare Job 34:15; Ps 104:29; Ec 3:20…
Dust
Storms of sand and dust sometimes overtake Eastern travellers. They are very dreadful, many perishing under them. Jehovah threatens to bring on the land of Israel, as a punishment for forsaking him, a rain of “powder and dust” (Deut. 28:24).
To cast dust on the head was a sign of mourning (Josh. 7:6); and to sit in dust, of extreme affliction (Isa. 47:1). “Dust” is used to denote the grave (Job 7:21). “To shake off the dust from one’s feet” against another is to renounce all future intercourse with him (Matt. 10:14; Acts 13:51). To “lick the dust” is a sign of…
[MOURNING]
Jos 7:6. Dust or ashes put upon the head was a sign of mourning; sitting in the dust, a sign of affliction, La 3:29 Isa 47:1. "Dust" is also put for the grave, Ge 3:19 Job 7:21. It signifies a multitude, Ge 13:16, and a low and mean condition, 1Sa 2:8. We have two remarkable instances of casting dust recorded in Scripture, and they seem to illustrate a practice common in Asia: those who demanded justice against a criminal were accustomed to throw dust upon him, signifying that he deserved to be cast into the grave.…
עוֹר (owr) means skin or hide, specifically referring to the skin of humans and the hides of animals. It is derived from a root that implies nakedness. The term appears frequently in the Old Testament, with 55 occurrences related to human skin and 44 to animal hides.
עוֹר 99 n.m. skin
of men (55 t.)
hide of animals (44 t.)
base
H5785 עוֹר skin . of men (55 t.)
. hide of men (44 t.)
5785 `owr ore
from 5783; skin (as naked); by implication, hide,
leather:--hide, leather, skin.
see HEBREW for 05783
עוֹר (or) — skin.
1) skin, hide
1a) skin (of men)
1b) hide (of animals)
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp1bs
The Hebrew word רָגַע (raga`) is a primitive root that encompasses a range of meanings including to disturb, to rest, and to harden. It can refer to stirring up or causing disturbance, as well as to settling or giving rest. The entries also note a specific usage related to winking. There is a mention of its application in Job 7:5.
רָגַע vb. disturb
Qal
Hiph. denom. make a twinkilng
base
רָגַע vb. be at rest, repose
Niph. (of sword) be gathered into thy scabbard, repose, and be still.
H7280a רָגַע disturb H7280b רָגַע be at rest, repose H7280c רָגַע harden
7280 raga` raw-gah'
a primitive root; properly, to toss violently and suddenly
(the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a
favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to wink
(from the motion of the eye-lids):--break, divide, find ease,
be a moment, (cause, give, make to) rest, make suddenly.
רָגַע (ra.ga) — to disturb.
1) to act in an instant, stir up, disturb
1a) (Qal) to stir up, disturb
1b) (Hiphil) to make a twinkling
רָגַע (ra.ga) — to rest.
1) to rest or repose, be at rest or repose, settle, quiet, give rest
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to cause to rest (of sword, of the sea)
1a2) to wink (with prep)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to give rest to
1b2) to rest, repose
רָגַע (ra.ga) — to harden.
to harden
V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singularHVqp3ms
מָאַס (ma'ac) is a Hebrew verb primarily meaning to reject or despise. It can also denote the action of flowing or running in its Niph'al form. The entries highlight its usage in contexts of refusal and disdain, with no significant disagreement among lexicons regarding its meanings.
[מָאַס] vb. reject
Qal
reject, refuse
despise
Niph. be rejected
base
[מָאַס] vb. Niph. flow, run
base
H3988a מָאַס reject H3988b מָאַס Niph. flow, run
3988 ma'ac maw-as'
a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to
disappear:--abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain,
(become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, X
utterly, vile person.
מָאַס (ma.as) — to reject.
1) to reject, despise, refuse
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to reject, refuse
1a2) to despise
1b) (Niphal) to be rejected
מָאַס (ma.as) — to flow.
(Niphal) to flow, run
Conj | V-Niphal-ConsecImperf-3ms — Verb · Niphal · sequential imperfect third person masculine singularHc/VNw3ms