מָאַס

שָׁאט shâʼṭ · H7590 · to go about, to rove about, to row

Both the target term and שָׁאט (shâʼṭ, H7590) share the semantic field of despising, with glosses centered on contempt and rejection. The target term has a broad semantic range including 'despise, reject, refuse,' while שָׁאט is narrower but specifically denotes despising. This appears to be genuine same-language near-synonymy (both express contempt or despising), though שָׁאט is rare, which limits certainty.

בָּזָה bâzâh · H959 · to despise, to disdain, to scorn

Both words denote despising, and are independent Hebrew roots in the same area of meaning.

נָאַר nâʼar · H5010 · to reject

Both words center on rejection or abhorrence: both include 'abhor', the target term adds 'despise, reject, loathe', and נָאַר (nâʼar, H5010) adds 'make void'. נָאַר (nâʼar, H5010) occurs only twice.

תַּעָב taʻâb · H8581 · to abhor, to act abominably

Both words are verbs of strong negative rejection or disgust in the area of hatred, and both include the sense 'abhor', conveying intense rejection or loathing.

שָׂטַם sâṭam · H7852 · to bear a grudge (against someone), to harass

Both words denote hostile emotional or volitional stances: the target term abhorring or rejecting, and שׂטם (sâṭam, H7852) hating or opposing. They overlap in the area of hatred. שׂטם is rare.

נָאַץ nâʼats · H5006 · to reject, to have contempt for

Both the target term and נאץ (nâʼats, H5006) are genuine despising or rejection verbs with overlapping senses in the field of contempt and disdain. They are distinct lemmas that could plausibly substitute for one another in contexts of strong rejection or scorn, making this a real near-synonym relationship.

לוּץ lûwts · H3887 · insolent person, to behave arrogantly

Both words denote attitudes of rejection and contempt and could substitute in many contexts; mocking or scorning and despising or rejecting both express disdain.

בּוּז bûwz · H936 · to despise, to scorn

Both words express contempt or disdain toward something; both include the senses 'despise' and 'contemn'.

שָׁקַץ shâqats · H8262 · to contaminate oneself, to make oneself abominable, to regard as detestable

Both מָאַס (mâʼaç, H3988) and שָׁקַץ (shâqats, H8262) denote strong rejection or abhorrence and could substitute for one another in contexts expressing disdain or loathing; שָׁקַץ is rare.

ἀπωθέομαι apōthéomai · G683 · to push away, to thrust aside, to refuse to listen to

Greek ἀπωθέομαι renders Hebrew מָאַס in contexts of rejection with emphasis on the physical metaphor of pushing away or thrusting off, capturing the volitional act of repudiation (1 Samuel 15:23, 15:26, 16:1; Acts 7:27, 7:39, 13:46; Romans 11:1-2).

ἀποδοκιμάζω apodokimázō · G593 · to regard as not worthy, to reject

ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázō, G593) ἀποδοκιμάζω specifically denotes rejection after evaluation or testing (disapproval, repudiation), while מָאַס (mâʼaç, H3988) מָאַס encompasses a broader semantic range including contempt, disdain, and emotional abhorrence beyond mere evaluative rejection.

Hate002001002014

מָאַס means to abhor or loathe, as in Leviticus 26:43's "their soul loathed My statutes," placing it among terms of strong aversion.

Unwilling002001002031

The word also describes rejecting or refusing to accept something, as in Numbers 11:20's "you have rejected the LORD who is among you," tying the aversion sense to an act of refusal.

Despise002001002005

The same word covers holding something in contempt, as reflected in its gloss 'contemn, despise, disdain,' placing it among terms of scorn.

Non-Exist002002002006

The word can describe something melting away or being reduced to nothing, reflected in its gloss 'melt away,' tying the rejection sense to a coming-to-nothing.

Flow002002001008

The 'melt away' sense also carries a connotation of dissolving or flowing away, as something loathed or rejected wastes away like a melting substance.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.