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It often implies a deliberate action to prevent or obstruct something from happening. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it can be used to describe actions where someone is actively stopping or forbidding an event or action.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of hindering or refusing was significant in both legal and social contexts. The ability to refuse or hinder was often associated with authority and power. In a patriarchal society, the head of the family or community leaders had the authority to permit or refuse actions, which could affect familial and communal relationships.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to hinder, restrain, frustrate<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>discouraged* (1), discouraging* (1), forbid (2), forbidden (1), forbids (1), frustrates (1), refuse (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">נוא</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>hinder, restrain, frustrate</b></font> (Arabic (<img src="/bdbgif/bdb062607.gif">) <img src="/bdbgif/bdb062608.gif"> (or <img src="/bdbgif/bdb062609.gif">) <em>rise with difficulty, rise against one</em> (Frey), III. <em>contend with</em>, Lane<sup>2861</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>2masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">תנואון</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-7.htm">Numbers 32:7</a> Kt, but read Hiph`il (so Qr), compare Di. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">הֵנִיא</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/30-6.htm">Numbers 30:6</a>, etc.; <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יָנִיא</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/30-9.htm">Numbers 30:9</a>, <font class="hebrew2">יָנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/141-5.htm">Psalm 141:5</a>, <font class="hebrew2">תְּנִיאוּן</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-7.htm">Numbers 32:7</a> Qr; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>restrain, forbid</em> (performance of vow), followed by accusative of person <a href="/interlinear/numbers/30-6.htm">Numbers 30:6</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/numbers/30-9.htm">Numbers 30:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/30-12.htm">Numbers 30:12</a>; <em>frustrate</em> (device of people), subject <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>, followed by accusative of thing, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/33-10.htm">Psalm 33:10</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">הֵפִיר</font>); <em>refuse</em> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/141-5.htm">Psalm 141:5</a> ((text dubious see Che). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>restrain, make averse</em> the heart (accusative) <a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-7.htm">Numbers 32:7</a> (followed by <font class="hebrew2">מֵעֲבֹר</font>), <a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-9.htm">Numbers 32:9</a> (followed by <font class="hebrew2">לְבִלְתִּיבֿאֹ</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>break, disallow, discourage, make of none effect <p>A primitive root; to refuse, forbid, dissuade, or neutralize -- break, disallow, discourage, make of none effect. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הֵ֝נִ֗יא הֵנִ֖יא הֵנִ֥יא הֵנִ֨יא הניא וַיָּנִ֕יאוּ ויניאו יָנִ֣י יָנִ֣יא יני יניא תְנִיא֔וּן תניאון hê·nî heNi hênî ṯə·nî·’ūn ṯənî’ūn teniUn vaiyaNiu way·yā·nî·’ū wayyānî’ū yā·nî yaNi yānî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/numbers/30-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 30:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְאִם־ <b> הֵנִ֨יא </b> אָבִ֣יהָ אֹתָהּ֮</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> her father <span class="itali">should forbid</span> her on the day<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But if her father <span class="itali">disallow</span> her in the day<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/30-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> if <span class="itali">forbid</span> her father the day<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/30-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 30:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָ֔הּ כִּי־ <b> הֵנִ֥יא </b> אָבִ֖יהָ אֹתָֽהּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> her father <span class="itali">had forbidden</span> her.<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her, because her father <span class="itali">disallowed</span> her.<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/30-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will forgive her because <span class="itali">had forbidden</span> her father<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/30-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 30:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁמֹ֣עַ אִישָׁהּ֮ <b> יָנִ֣יא </b> אוֹתָהּ֒ וְהֵפֵ֗ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> hears <span class="itali">[of it], he forbids</span> her, then he shall annul<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But if her husband <span class="itali">disallowed</span> her on the day<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/30-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hears her husband <span class="itali">forbids</span> shall annul her vow<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/30-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 30:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָ֔הּ לֹ֥א <b> הֵנִ֖יא </b> אֹתָ֑הּ וְקָ֙מוּ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [it], but said nothing <span class="itali">to her [and] did not forbid</span> her, then all<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [it], and held his peace <span class="itali">at her, [and] disallowed</span> her not: then all her vows<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/30-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> said not <span class="itali">forbid</span> shall stand all<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/32-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 32:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[תְנוּאוּן כ] <b> (תְנִיא֔וּן </b> ק) אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Now why <span class="itali">are you discouraging</span> the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And wherefore discourage ye</span> the heart<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now why <span class="itali">break</span> the heart the sons<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/32-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 32:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ הָאָ֔רֶץ <b> וַיָּנִ֕יאוּ </b> אֶת־ לֵ֖ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the land, <span class="itali">they discouraged</span> the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the land, <span class="itali">they discouraged</span> the heart<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and saw the land <span class="itali">discouraged</span> the heart the sons<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/33-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 33:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֲצַת־ גּוֹיִ֑ם <b> הֵ֝נִ֗יא </b> מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת עַמִּֽים׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the nations; <span class="itali">He frustrates</span> the plans<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the people <span class="itali">of none effect.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/33-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the counsel of the nations <span class="itali">frustrates</span> the plans of the peoples<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/141-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 141:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/141.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֹ֭אשׁ אַל־ <b> יָנִ֣י </b> רֹאשִׁ֑י כִּי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/141.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Do not let my head <span class="itali">refuse</span> it, For still<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/141.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> oil, <span class="itali">[which] shall not break</span> my head:<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/141-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the head nay <span class="itali">refuse</span> my head For<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5106.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5106.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5106<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/heni_5106.htm">hê·nî — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/teniun_5106.htm">ṯə·nî·’ūn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyaniu_5106.htm">way·yā·nî·’ū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yani_5106.htm">yā·nî — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div 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