To reject, to have contempt for

H5006
Hebrew
UBS
נָאַץ
nâʼatsnaw-ats'
Verb

Definition

= state in which humans or deities are unwilling to engage in any way with (other) humans or deities, or with other objects and events, often caused by pride and contempt

Semantic Domains

Unwilling
Despise

Etymology

a primitive root; in Ecclesiastes 12:5, by interchange for H5132 (נוּץ), to bloom

KJV Translations

abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, great, provoke

Occurrences24
Frequency Rank#1214

Verse Usage

This word appears 24 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.