Westminster Theological Journal 46 (1984) 298-316

ject" are given and also the meaning "despise." An examination. of seventy-three usages of this word in the OT shows that in the. vast majority of cases its meaning is "reject." In twelve verses . the meaning "despise" is preferable.39 In a number of places an. element of both meanings seemed to be involved, though one or. the other is prominent. ................
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