# reject, rejected, rejection

## Definition:

To “reject” someone or something means to refuse to accept that person or thing.

* The term “reject” can also mean to “refuse to believe in” something.
* To reject God also means to refuse to obey him.
* When the Israelites rejected Moses’ leadership, it means that they were rebelling against his authority. They did not want to obey him.
* The Israelites showed that they were rejecting God when they worshiped false gods.
* The term “push away” is the literal meaning of this word. Other languages may have a similar expression that means to reject or refuse to believe someone or something.

## Translation Suggestions

* Depending on the context, the term “reject” could also be translated by “not accept” or “stop helping” or “refuse to obey” or “stop obeying.”
* In the expression “stone that the builders rejected,” the term “rejected” could be translated as “refused to use” or “did not accept” or “threw away” or “got rid of as worthless.”
* In the context of people who rejected God’s commandments, rejected could be translated as “refused to obey” his commands or “stubbornly chose to not accept” God’s laws.

(See also: [command](../kt/command.md), [disobey](../other/disobey.md), [obey](../other/obey.md), [stiff-necked](../other/stiffnecked.md))

## Bible References:

* [Galatians 4:12-14](rc://en/tn/help/gal/04/12)
* [Hosea 4:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/hos/04/06)
* [Isaiah 41:9](rc://en/tn/help/isa/41/09)
* [John 12:48-50](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/12/48)
* [Mark 7:9](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/07/09)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H947, H959, H2186, H2310, H3988, H5006, H5034, H5186, H5203, H5307, H5541, H5800, G114, G483, G550, G579, G580, G593, G683, G720, G1609, G3868