Strong's Definition
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.
TWOT Reference: 1139,1140
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to reject, despise, refuse
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to reject, refuse
1a2) to despise
1b) (Niphal) to be rejected
2) (Niphal) to flow, run
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָאַס
mâas
BDB Definition:
1) to reject, despise, refuse
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to reject, refuse
1a2) to despise
1b) (Niphal) to be rejected
2) (Niphal) to flow, run
Part of Speech:
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1139, 1140
Total KJV Occurrences: 75