נָאַץ
na.ats (H5006)
to spurn
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "נָאַץ" (na.ats) is defined as "to spurn." This verb conveys a sense of rejection or contempt, where one person or group deliberately disregards or insults another. The 25 occurrences of this word in the Bible demonstrate its significance in various contexts, including interpersonal relationships, social hierarchies, and spiritual interactions. The range of usage for "נָאַץ" spans from verbal insults to deliberate disregard. In some instances, it implies a rejection of authority or tradition, while in others, it describes a personal affront or insult. This word highlights the importance of respect and dignity in relationships, as well as the consequences of disregarding or disrespecting others. The frequency and variety of occurrences for "נָאַץ" suggest its relevance to understanding human behavior, social dynamics, and the complexities of relationships in the Bible. By examining this word, we can gain insight into the values and norms of ancient cultures and the ways in which people interacted with one another.
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Yahweh said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have worked among them?
surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of those who despised me see it.
But if Yahweh makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up with all that belong to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall understand that these men have despised Yahweh.”
For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.
Yahweh saw and abhorred, because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised Yahweh’s offering.
However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”
For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy and condemns Yahweh.
Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, “God won’t call me into account?”
How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.
because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Ah sinful nation, a people loaded with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.
Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust, because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of Armies, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
“Now therefore, what do I do here,” says Yahweh, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them mock,” says Yahweh, “and my name is blasphemed continually all day long.
The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you; and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet. They will call you Yahweh’s City, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake. Do not disgrace the throne of your glory. Remember, and don’t break your covenant with us.
They say continually to those who despise me, ‘Yahweh has said, “You will have peace;” ’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, ‘No evil will come on you.’
“Don’t consider what this people has spoken, saying, ‘Has Yahweh cast off the two families which he chose?’ Thus they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.”
He has violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden. He has destroyed his place of assembly. Yahweh has caused solemn assembly and Sabbath to be forgotten in Zion. In the indignation of his anger, he has despised the king and the priest.