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Strong's #962 - בָּזַז
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- to spoil, plunder, prey upon, seize
- (Qal) to spoil, plunder, despoil
- (Niphal) to be spoiled, plundered
- (Pual) to be taken as spoil
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1030) zb (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) zb (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.
Nm) zb (בז BZ) - Spoils: [df: gb] KJV (26): prey, spoil, booty - Strongs: H897 (בַּג), H957 (בַּז)
Nf1 ) ezb (בזה BZH) - Spoils: KJV (10): spoil, prey - Strongs: H961 (בִּזָּה)
B) zzb (בזז BZZ) AC: ? CO: Spoil AB: ?
V) zzb (בזז BZZ) - Spoil: KJV (43): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Pual) spoil, take away, prey, rob, take, caught, gathering. robber - Strongs: H962 (בָּזַז)
E) azb (בזא BZA) AC: Divide CO: ? AB: ?: A division of what is plundered.
V) azb (בזא BZA) - Divide: A division made by cutting into pieces. KJV (2): (vf: Paal) spoiled - Strongs: H958 (בָּזָא)
H) ezb (בזה BZH) AC: Despise CO: ? AB: ?: To treat something as spoiled, no longer of value.
V) ezb (בזה BZH) - Despise: KJV (43): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) despise, disdain, scorn, contemned - Strongs: H959 (בָּזָה)
cm) efzb (בזוה BZWH) - Despised: Something that is considered vile. KJV (1): despise - Strongs: H960 (בָּזֹה)
fjm) nfizb (בזיונ BZYWN) - Despised: Something that is treated as spoiled, no longer of value. KJV (1): contempt - Strongs: H963 (בִּזָּיוֹן)
J) zfb (בוז BWZ) AC: Despise CO: ? AB: ?: To treat something as spoiled, no longer of value.
V) zfb (בוז BWZ) - Despise: KJV (12): (vf: Paal) despise, contemned - Strongs: H936 (בּוּז)
Nm) zfb (בוז BWZ) - Despised: KJV (11): contempt, despise, shame - Strongs: H937 (בּוּז)
Nf1) ezfb (בוזה BWZH) - Despised: KJV (1): despised - Strongs: H939 (בּוּזָה)
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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וּבָזַז (consecutive) Ezekiel 29:19; 3 plural בָּֽזְַזוּ Numbers 31:53 7t.; בָּזָ֑זוּ Numbers 31:9; suffix וּבְזָזוּם consecutive Jeremiah 20:5; 1 plural בָּזַזְנוּ Deuteronomy 2:35; בַּזּוֺנוּ Deuteronomy 3:7; Imperfect 2 masculine singular תָּבֹז Deuteronomy 20:14, plural יָ֫בֹזּוּ Isaiah 10:2 2t.; וַיָּ֫בֹזּוּ Genesis 34:27 4t.; suffix יְבָזּוּם Zephaniah 2:9; 2 masculine plural תָּבֹ֫זוּ Joshua 8:2; 1 plural cohortative נָבֹ֫זָה 1 Samuel 14:36 (compare Ges§ 67 R. 11); Imperative בֹּ֫זּוּ Nahum 2:10 (twice in verse); Infinitive construct בֹּז Isaiah 10:6 3t.; בּוֺז Esther 3:13; Esther 8:11; Participle active plural בְֹּזַזִים Isaiah 42:24; 2 Chronicles 20:25; suffix בְֹּזַזַיִךְ Jeremiah 30:16, בְֹּזַזֵינוּ Isaiah 17:14, בְֹּזַזֵיהֶם Ezekiel 39:10; passive בָּזוּז Isaiah 42:22; — spoil = take as spoil, with accusative of thing Numbers 31:9; Deuteronomy 2:35 (with לְ & reflexive suffix) Jeremiah 20:5; Ezekiel 26:12; Nahum 2:10; Psalm 109:11; oftener with accusative of congnate meaning with verb, בַּז Numbers 31:32; Isaiah 10:6 ("" שָׁלַל שָׁלָל, as often) Isaiah 33:23; Ezekiel 29:19; Ezekiel 38:12,13; בִּזָּה 2 Chronicles 25:13; שָׁלָל Deuteronomy 3:7; Deuteronomy 20:14 (both followed by לְ with reflexive suffix) 2 Chronicles 20:25 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 28:8; Esther 3:13; Esther 8:11; בהמה & שׁלל Joshua 8:2,27; Joshua 11:14 (all followed by לְ with reflexive suffix); object person carried off (compare בַּז) Genesis 34:29 (ᵑ0, but compare Ol); plunder, despoil, with accusative of person robbed Isaiah 10:2; Isaiah 11:14; Isaiah 17:14 (שׁסה) Isaiah 42:22 ("" id.) Zephaniah 2:9; Jeremiah 30:16; Ezekiel 39:10 (twice in verse); with בָּהֶם (person) 1 Samuel 14:36; with accusative of place plundered Genesis 34:27; 2 Kings 7:16; 2 Chronicles 14:13; absolute Numbers 31:53; Isaiah 42:24.
Niph`al Perfect וְנָבֹ֫זוּ consecutive Amos 3:11; Imperfect 2 masculine singular תִּבּוֺז Isaiah 24:3; Infinitive absolute הִבּוֺז Isaiah 24:3 — be spoiled, plundered, subject ארמנות Amos 3:11; הארץ Isaiah 24:3; הִבּוֺז תִּבּוֺז ("" הִבּוֺק תִּבּוֺק).
Pu`al Perfect וּבֻזָּ֑זוּ consecutive Jeremiah 50:37 — be taken as spoil, subject אוצרת.
בָּזַז plur. בָּֽזְזוּ, בָּזַזְנוּ, once בַּזּוֹנוּ, inf. בֹּז, fut. יָבֹז; to snatch away, to prey, to take a prey, to spoil (Arab. بَزَّ Conj. I. VIII.; Aram. בְּזַז, ܒܰܙ id. The primary power appears to be that of to pull in pieces, compare the kindred roots בָּזָא, בָּזַק, בָּזַר. Hence the Ch. בַּזְבֵּז to bring to decay, to dissipate; from which commonly is derived נָבִזְבָּה a liberal gift, see under that word.) It is construed
(a) absol. Numbers 31:53; 1 Samuel 14:36.
(b) with an acc. of the prey, to take any thing for a prey, to seize and carry away what is seized. Genesis 34:29; Numbers 31:9; Deuteronomy 2:35, 3:7. בָּזַז בַּז to seize a prey, Isaiah 10:6, 33:23. בָּזַז שָׁלָל id. 2 Chronicles 28:8.
(c) with accus. of the city, country, persons spoiled, Genesis 34:27; Ezekiel 39:10; 2 Kings 7:16; 2 Chronicles 14:13; Isaiah 42:22.
Niphal נָבֹז; plur. נָבֹזוּ; inf. and fut. הִבּוֹז, יִבּוֹז to be spoiled, pass. of Kal, letter c; Amos 3:11; Isaiah 24:3.
Pual, id., Jeremiah 50:37.
Derivatives, בַּז, בִּזָּה.