Hebrew · H3701, H3988 · unreviewed

כֶּסֶף נִמְאָס

Silver (from its pale color); by implication, money · to spurn ; also (intransitively) to disappear

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כֶּסֶף H3701 silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
מָאַס H3988 to spurn ; also (intransitively) to disappear
Pronunciation ma'as
Active rejection of God's word or covenant; carries moral revulsion and often irreversible alienation or dissolution.
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What does כֶּסֶף נִמְאָס (kesef nim'as) mean in the Bible?

כֶּסֶף · מָאַס is a Hebrew word meaning "rejected silver".

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Meaning

rejected silver
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