2.0 KiB
2.0 KiB
reject, rejects, rejected, rejecting, rejection, set ... aside, sets ... aside, refuse, refused, stay away from, despised, despise, despises, tossed aside, scorn, scorns, denies, denied, deny, throw away
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.
- One can reject something by pushing oneself away or "staying away" from it.
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, disobey, obey, stiff-necked)
Bible References:
Word Data:
- Strong's: H936, H937, H947, H959, H2151, H2186, H2310, H2778, H3988, H5006, H5034, H5186, H5203, H5307, H5541, H5800, G114, G483, G550, G579, G580, G581, G593, G683, G720, G1609, G1848, G3868