Words the Bible translates as spurn
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ma'asמָאַסto reject: to refuse someone or something as worthless and push it away
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- to flow away or run: to dissolve and drain off like water or a sore
- na'atsנָאַץto spurn: to reject a person or thing with open contempt, treating as worthless what deserves honor
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- to blossom: (of the almond tree) to break into bloom
- zanaḥזָנַחto reject: to cast off decisively, refusing to keep or accept
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- to become foul: (of standing water) to grow stagnant and rancid
- ga'alגָּעַלto loathe: to turn against someone or something in deep disgust and push it away
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