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Strong's #959 - בָּזָה

Transliteration

bâzâh

Phonetics

baw-zaw'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

224

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to despise, hold in contempt, disdain
1. (Qal) to despise, regard with contempt
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be despised
  2. to be despicable
  3. to be vile, worthless
3. (Hiphil) to cause to despise

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1847 ‑ ἐξουδενέω (ex‑oo‑den‑o'‑o); 2706 ‑ καταφρονέω (kat‑af‑ron‑eh'‑o); 3456 ‑ μυκτηρίζω (mook'‑tay‑rid'‑zo); 820 ‑ ἄτιμος (at'‑ee‑mos); 821 ‑ ἀτιμόω (at‑ee‑mo'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (42)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 2

Psalms 8

Proverbs 2

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Obadiah 1

Malachi 5

BSB (44)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 2

Psalms 8

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Obadiah 1

Malachi 5

CSB (36)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 1

Psalms 8

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Obadiah 1

Malachi 5

ESV (43)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 2

Psalms 8

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Malachi 5

KJV (43)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 2

Psalms 8

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Obadiah 1

Malachi 5

LEB (44)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 2

Psalms 8

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Obadiah 1

Malachi 5

LSB (46)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 2

Psalms 8

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Obadiah 1

Malachi 7

N95 (35)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 1

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Obadiah 1

Malachi 5

NAS (52)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 2

Psalms 8

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Obadiah 1

Malachi 5

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (43)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Esther 2

Psalms 8

Proverbs 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

Obadiah 1

Malachi 5

ASV (42)

a contemptible person 1

a despised 1

and despised 5

and despiseth 1

and hath not despised 1

and she despised 2

and they that despise 1

because he hath despised 1

contemptible 1

despised 2

despiseth 1

despiseth him 1

for he hath despised 1

for he hath not despised 1

hath despised 2

he despised 1

he disdained 1

he was despised 2

is contemptible 2

is despised 2

scorn 1

that despise 1

that he hath despised 1

thou hast despised 2

thou wilt despise 1

thou wilt not despise 1

us? and they despised 1

wherefore hast thou despised 1

wherein have we despised 1

who hast despised 1

you contemptible 1

BSB (44)

a despicable person 1

a despised 1

and despised 2

and ridiculed 1

and she despised 2

but he who is careless 1

but those who despise me 1

causing them to despise 1

despise 3

despised 4

despises 3

despises him 1

despising 1

have we despised 1

he despised 4

he has despised 1

he scorned the notion of 1

he was despised 2

is contemptible 2

man is despised 1

so they despised him 1

then have you despised 1

was despised 1

who despise 1

who despises 1

you despised 1

you have despised 2

you have despised me 1

you will despise 1

CSB (36)

contemptible 2

despise 6

despised 22

despises 1

despises him 1

despising 1

disregards 1

who is despised 1

you will despise 1

ESV (43)

contempt 1

deeply despised 1

despise 6

despised 27

despises 5

despising 1

disdained 1

person 1

KJV (43)

contemned 1

contemptible 3

despise 6

despised 26

despiseth 4

disdained 1

person 1

scorn 1

LEB (44)

⌊who despise⌋ 1

a despicable person 1

a despised 1

and despised 1

and despised by 1

and despised us 1

and despising 1

and does 1

and he despised 1

and she despised 2

and will 1

but ⌊he considered it beneath him⌋ 1

but those who despise me 1

causing them ⌊to look with contempt on 1

despise 1

despised 5

displeases him 1

have we despised 1

have you despised 1

he despised 2

he despised him 1

he despises 1

he has 1

he was despised 2

he who is careless of 1

is contemptible 1

is despised 3

she despises you 1

she shows contempt for you 1

so they despised 1

that were despised 1

you despised 2

you have despised 1

you will despise 1

LSB (46)

be 2

despise 6

despised 35

despises 3

N95 (35)

careless 1

contempt 1

despicable 1

despise 2

despised 27

despises 2

disdained 1

NAS (52)

are 1

be 2

careless 1

contempt 2

contemptuous 2

despicable 3

despise 5

despised 28

despises 2

is 1

make 1

shown 2

was 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (43)

a contemptible person 1

a despised 1

and despised 4

and has not despised 1

and she despised 2

and those who despise 1

because he has despised 1

but he scorned 1

but he who is contemptuous 1

contempt 1

contemptible 1

despised 2

despises 1

despises him 1

for he has despised 1

for he has not despised 1

has despised 2

he despised 1

he disdained 1

he was despised 2

is contemptible 1

is despised 2

that he has despised 1

who despise 1

who have despised 1

why have you despised 1

you contemptible 1

you have despised 2

you will despise 1

you will not despise 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1030) z b (בז BZ) AC: Spoil CO: Spoils AB: Despise: The pictograph b represents a house. The z represents an agricultural implement or a weapon. Combined these pictographs have the meaning of “a house cut” or “attacked”. An enemy would plunder a household for goods to supply themselves as a bird of prey attacks its prey. (eng: buzzard)

A) z b (בז BZ) AC: ? CO: Spoils AB: ?: The removal of what is of value as when an attacking army takes from the defeated all that is of value or the loss of value of a food due to spoilage.

N^m) z b (בז BZ) - Spoils: [df: gb] KJV (26): prey, spoil, booty - Strongs: H897 (בַּג), H957 (בַּז)

N^f1 ) e z b (בזה BZH) - Spoils: KJV (10): spoil, prey - Strongs: H961 (בִּזָּה)

B) z z b (בזז BZZ) AC: ? CO: Spoil AB: ?

V) z z b (בזז BZZ) - Spoil: KJV (43): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Pual) spoil, take away, prey, rob, take, caught, gathering. robber - Strongs: H962 (בָּזַז)

E) a z b (בזא BZA) AC: Divide CO: ? AB: ?: A division of what is plundered.

V) a z b (בזא BZA) - Divide: A division made by cutting into pieces. KJV (2): (vf: Paal) spoiled - Strongs: H958 (בָּזָא)

H) e z b (בזה BZH) AC: Despise CO: ? AB: ?: To treat something as spoiled, no longer of value.

V) e z b (בזה BZH) - Despise: KJV (43): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) despise, disdain, scorn, contemned - Strongs: H959 (בָּזָה)

c^m) e f z b (בזוה BZWH) - Despised: Something that is considered vile. KJV (1): despise - Strongs: H960 (בָּזֹה)

fj^m) n f i z b (בזיונ BZYWN) - Despised: Something that is treated as spoiled, no longer of value. KJV (1): contempt - Strongs: H963 (בִּזָּיוֹן)

J) z f b (בוז BWZ) AC: Despise CO: ? AB: ?: To treat something as spoiled, no longer of value.

V) z f b (בוז BWZ) - Despise: KJV (12): (vf: Paal) despise, contemned - Strongs: H936 (בּוּז)

N^m) z f b (בוז BWZ) - Despised: KJV (11): contempt, despise, shame - Strongs: H937 (בּוּז)

N^f1) e z f b (בוזה BWZH) - Despised: KJV (1): despised - Strongs: H939 (בּוּזָה)

Adopted Roots:

A2008 Q z b (Lightning)
A2009 R z b (Scatter)
A2031 O y b (Cut, Profit)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

בָּזָה verb despise (Palestinian ᵑ7בְּזָא, compare

raise the head loftily and disdainfully) —

Qal Perfect Numbers 15:31 +; בָּזִיתָ 2 Samuel 12:9; suffix בְּזִתָ֑נִי 2 Samuel 12:10, etc.; Imperfect וַיִּ֫בֶז Genesis 25:34; Esther 3:6; suffix וַיִּבְזֵהוּ 1 Samuel 17:42; 3 feminine singular וַתִּכֶז 2 Samuel 6:16; 1 Chronicles 15:29; 2 masculine singular תִּבְזֶה Psalm 51:19; Psalm 73:20; וַיִּבְזוּ Nehemiah 2:19; וַיִּבְזֻהוּ 1 Samuel 10:27; Infinitive construct בְּזֹה Isaiah 49:7 (Di Ew^{§ 150 b}); Participle active בּוֺזֶה Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 19:16; בּוֺזֵהוּ Proverbs 14:2; בּוֺזִים 2 Chronicles 36:16; בּוֺזֵי Malachi 1:6; suffix בֹּזַי 1 Samuel 2:30; passive בָּזוּי Jeremiah 49:15 +; feminine בְּזוּיָה Ecclesiastes 9:16; — despise, regard with contempt, followed by accusative of thing, birthright Genesis 25:34 (J); words of ׳י Numbers 15:31 (P; not elsewhere in Hexateuch); 2 Samuel 12:9 compare 2 Chronicles 36:16; name of ׳י Malachi 1:6 (twice in verse) (compare below); oath (אָלָה) Ezekiel 16:59; Ezekiel 17:16,18,19; holy things Ezekiel 22:8; one's own ways Proverbs 19:16 (i.e. is careless of them, lives recklessly, opposed to שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֺ, compare נֹצֵר דַּרְכּוֺ Proverbs 16:17); distress of the distressed Psalm 22:25 ("" שִׁקֵּץ, subject ׳י); prayer, subject id. Psalm 102:18; broken & contrite heart Psalm 51:9 (with לֹא), compare on other hand Psalm 73:20; followed by accusative of person Saul 1 Samuel 10:27, David 1 Samuel 17:42 compare Proverbs 15:20, ׳י 1 Samuel 2:30; 2 Samuel 12:10; Proverbs 14:2, his prisoners Psalm 69:34 (subject ׳י); followed by לְ, וַתִּבֶז לוֺ בְּלִבָּהּ 2 Samuel 6:16 = 1 Chronicles 15:29; 2 Kings 19:21 = Isaiah 37:22; followed by עַל person Nehemiah 2:19; followed by Infinitive וַיִּבֶז בְּעֵינָיו לִשְׁלֹחַ יָד Esther 3:6; note especially בְּזֹהנֶפֶשׁ Isaiah 49:7 a despising of soul, i.e. one despised from the soul, thoroughly despised; on otherviews see Che Di. Participle passive despised, of person construct בְּזוּי עָם despised of people ("" חֶרְמַּת אָדָם) Psalm 22:7, compare בָּזוּי בָאָדָם Jeremiah 49:15 also Obadiah 2; of wisdom Ecclesiastes 9:16.

Niph`al Participle נִבְזֶה Psalm 15:4 +; feminine נִבְזָה 1 Samuel 15:9 (so read for נמבזָה compare We Dr); plural נִבְזִים Malachi 2:9; —

1 despised Psalm 15:4; Psalm 119:141; Isaiah 53:3 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 22:28.

2 vile, worthless 1 Samuel 15:9.

3 despicable, contemptible Malachi 1:7 said of table of ׳י, compare Malachi 1:12; Malachi 2:9; Daniel 11:21 as substantive of Antiochus Epiph.

Hiph`il Infinitive לְהַבְזוֺת בַּעְלֵיהֶן Esther 1:17 so as to cause to despise their lords (cause their lords to be despised).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

בָּזָה i.q. בּוּז to despise, to contemn, pr. to trample with the feet, see בּוּז, בּוּס. Constr. followed by an acc. Numbers 15:31; Psalms 22:25, 102:18 more rarely followed by לְ 2 Samuel 6:16, and (suitably to the etymology) עַל Nehemiah 2:19. Opp. to כִּבֵּד 1 Samuel 2:30. Proverbs 19:16, בּוֹזֶה דְרָכָיו “he who makes light of (i.e. neglects) his course of living.” Esther 3:6, וַיִּבֶז בְּעֵינָיו לְשַׁלַּח יָד “and he despised, to lay hand;” Psalms 73:20.

Niphal part. נִבְזֶה despised, Isaiah 53:3; Psalms 15:4.

Hiphil i.q. Kal, Esther 1:17.

Derivatives, בִּזָּיוֹן, pr.n. בִּזְיֹותְיָה, נְמִבְזָה.

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List of Word Forms

בְּזוּיָ֔ה בְזִתָ֔נִי בָ֝זָ֗ה בָּז֖וּי בָּז֥וּי בָּזִ֑ית בָּזִ֣יתָ ׀ בָּזִ֥ית בָּזָ֔ה בָּזָ֨ה בָּזָה֙ בָזִ֖ינוּ בָזָ֨ה בָזָֽה׃ בּוֹזֵ֖ה בּוֹזֵ֣י בּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃ בּוֹזֶ֥ה בוזה בוזהו׃ בוזי בזה בזה׃ בזוי בזויה בזינו בזית בזתני וְנִבְזֶ֑ה וַיִּ֣בֶז וַיִּ֥בֶז וַיִּבְז֖וּ וַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּ וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ וַתִּ֥בֶז וּבְז֥וּי וּבָזָ֥ה וּבֹזַ֥י וּבוֹזִ֣ים ובוזים ובזה ובזוי ובזי ויבז ויבזהו ויבזו ונבזה ותבז לְהַבְז֥וֹת להבזות נְמִבְזָ֥ה נִבְזִ֥ים נִבְזֶ֔ה נִבְזֶ֖ה נִבְזֶ֜ה נִבְזֶ֤ה ׀ נִבְזֶ֥ה נִבְזֶה֙ נבזה נבזים נמבזה תִּבְזֶֽה׃ תִבְזֶֽה׃ תבזה׃ bā·zāh ḇā·zāh ḇā·zî·nū bā·zî·ṯā bā·zîṯ bā·zui baZah bāzāh ḇāzāh ḇāzînū baZit bāzîṯ baZita bāzîṯā baZui bāzui ḇə·zi·ṯā·nî bə·zū·yāh ḇəziṯānî bezuYah bəzūyāh bō·w·zê bō·w·zê·hū bō·w·zeh bō·w·zêh bōwzê bōwzeh bōwzêh bōwzêhū boZeh boZehu boZei lə·haḇ·zō·wṯ ləhaḇzōwṯ lehavZot nə·miḇ·zāh nəmiḇzāh nemivZah niḇ·zeh niḇ·zîm niḇzeh niḇzîm nivZeh nivZim tiḇ·zeh ṯiḇ·zeh tiḇzeh ṯiḇzeh tivZeh ū·ḇā·zāh ū·ḇə·zui ū·ḇō·w·zîm ū·ḇō·zay ūḇāzāh ūḇəzui ūḇōwzîm ūḇōzay uvaZah uveZui uvoZai uvoZim vaiYivez vaiyivZehu vaiyivZu vaiyivZuhu vatTivez vaZah vaZinu venivZeh veziTani wat·ti·ḇez wattiḇez way·yi·ḇez way·yiḇ·zê·hū way·yiḇ·zū way·yiḇ·zu·hū wayyiḇez wayyiḇzêhū wayyiḇzū wayyiḇzuhū wə·niḇ·zeh wəniḇzeh