Lectionary Calendar

Saturday, December 21st, 2024
the Third Week of Advent

Attention!

Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #962 - בָּזַז

Transliteration

bâzaz

Phonetics

baw-zaz'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

225

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to spoil, plunder, prey upon, seize
1. (Qal) to spoil, plunder, despoil
2. (Niphal) to be spoiled, plundered
3. (Pual) to be taken as spoil

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2816 ‑ κληρονομέω (klay‑ron‑om‑eh'‑o); 4160 ‑ ποιέω (poy‑eh'‑o); 1287 ‑ διασκορπίζω (dee‑as‑kor‑pid'‑zo); 1283 ‑ διαρπάζω (dee‑ar‑pad'‑zo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (42)

Genesis 2

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 5

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

BSB (43)

Genesis 2

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 6

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

CSB (37)

Genesis 2

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 8

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 6

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

ESV (42)

Genesis 2

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 6

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

KJV (43)

Genesis 2

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 6

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

LEB (42)

Genesis 2

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 8

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 6

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

LSB (52)

Genesis 2

Numbers 4

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 6

1 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 2

Psalms 1

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 7

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

N95 (53)

Genesis 2

Numbers 4

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 6

1 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 3

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 7

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

NAS (54)

Genesis 2

Numbers 4

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 6

1 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 3

Psalms 1

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 7

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (41)

Genesis 2

Numbers 3

Deuteronomy 3

Joshua 3

1 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

2 Chronicles 5

Esther 1

Psalms 1

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 5

Amos 1

Nahum 2

Zephaniah 1

ASV (42)

and all that prey 1

and made a prey 1

and make a prey 1

and plundered 2

and take spoil 1

and they shall be robbed 1

and they shall make them a prey 1

and to take 2

and took 1

and took also away 1

and utterly 1

came upon them: and they despoiled 1

had taken booty 1

in taking 1

laid waste 1

make spoil 1

of them for a prey 2

of them that rob us 1

robbed 1

shall be plundered 1

shall make a prey 1

shall they despoil 1

take the spoil 1

take ye the spoil 1

their prey 1

them, and rob 1

thereof, shall ye take for a prey 1

thereof, shalt thou take 1

they took for a prey 1

those that robbed 1

to take 2

to the robbers 1

took 2

took for a prey 1

took for prey 1

we took for a prey 1

we took for a prey unto ourselves 1

BSB (43)

and carried off 1

and carry off the plunder 1

and looted 1

and pillage 1

and plunder 3

and plundered 1

and remove 1

and seize 1

and they plundered 2

and they will be plundered 1

and thoroughly 1

and to plunder 1

carried off 1

gathering 1

had taken 1

had taken plunder 1

of those who plunder us 1

plunder 3

plundered 2

their plunder 1

their possessions 1

they plundered 1

they will plunder 1

they will plunder them 1

those who plundered them 1

to carry off 1

to carry off plunder 1

to the plunderers 1

took 1

took for themselves 1

we carried off 1

who raided you 1

will carry off plunder 1

will plunder them 1

you may carry off 1

you may take as plunder 1

CSB (37)

be plundered 1

gather 1

gathering 1

plunder 14

plundered 9

raid 1

taken 1

taking 1

the plunderers 1

took 3

totally plundered 1

war 1

who ravage us 1

will plunder them 1

ESV (42)

carry off 2

loot 1

plunder 15

plundered 9

plunderers 1

rob 1

spoil 3

take 3

taking 1

took 3

took as plunder 1

utterly 1

you 1

KJV (43)

away 2

caught 1

gathering 1

prey 9

rob 3

robbed 3

robbers 1

spoil 9

spoiled 6

take 6

took 1

utterly 1

LEB (42)

and he will loot 1

and it shall be utterly plundered 1

and let 1

and let us plunder 1

and plundered 4

and they plundered 1

and they will loot 1

and they will plunder 1

and they will plunder them 1

and to carry off 1

and to plunder 3

as booty for yourself 1

as spoil for ourselves 1

in plundering 1

of those who plunder us 1

plunder 2

plundered 4

shall be plundered 1

shall plunder them 1

so that they may be plundered 1

they plunder 1

they plundered 1

they shall plunder 1

those plundering them 1

those who plunder 1

to plunder 2

to those who plunder 1

took as booty 2

we kept as spoil for ourselves 1

will take plunder 1

you may loot for yourselves 1

LSB (52)

completely 1

pillage 1

plunder 20

plundered 13

plunderers 1

seize 5

spoil 1

take 4

taken 1

taking 1

took 4

N95 (53)

booty 4

completely 1

despoiled 2

looted 3

pillage 1

plunder 13

plundered 7

plunderers 1

prey 2

seize 6

spoil 1

take 5

taken 1

taking 1

took 5

NAS (54)

completely 1

looted 3

pillage 1

pillaged 1

plunder 21

plundered 8

plunderers 1

seize 6

take 5

taken 1

taking 1

took 5

NLT (0)

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

WEB (41)

and all who prey 1

and make a prey 1

and plundered 2

and take spoil 1

and they shall be robbed 1

and they shall make them a prey 1

and to take 2

and took 1

and took also away 1

and utterly 1

as plunder 1

as spoils 1

but this is a robbed 1

had taken booty 1

in taking 1

laid waste 1

of those who rob us 1

plunder 1

take the spoil 2

their possessions 1

their prey 1

they took for a prey 1

they will plunder 1

those who robbed 1

to take 2

to the robbers 1

took 2

took for prey 1

we took for a prey 1

we took for a prey to ourselves 1

will be plundered 1

will plunder 1

you shall take 1

you shall take for a plunder 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

בָּזַז verb spoil, plunder (Arabic

, Aramaic

; Amharic

perhaps Ethiopic

rescue Prä^{BAS i. 33}) —

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.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

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.

These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available BibleSupport.com

List of Word Forms

בַּזּ֥וֹנוּ בָּ֥זְזוּ בָּז֣וּז בָּזְז֖וּ בָּזְז֣וּ בָּזְז֥וּ בָּזַ֣זְנוּ בָּזָֽזוּ׃ בֹּ֣זְזֵיהֶ֔ם בֹּ֣זּוּ בֹּ֥זּוּ בֹּזְזִ֥ים בֹּזְזַ֖יִךְ בזו בזוז בזונו בזזו בזזו׃ בזזיהם בזזיך בזזים בזזנו הֲלָבֹ֥ז הלבז וְֽנָבֹ֥זָה וְהִבּ֣וֹז ׀ וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ וְלָבֹ֣ז וְנָבֹ֖זּוּ וַיָּבֹ֑זּוּ וַיָּבֹ֕זּוּ וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ וַיָּבֹ֙זּוּ֙ וּבְזָזוּם֙ וּבָֽזְזוּ֙ וּבָזַ֣ז וּבֻזָּֽזוּ׃ ובזז ובזזו ובזזו׃ ובזזום והבוז ויבזו ולבז ונבזה ונבזו יְבָזּ֔וּם יָבֹ֣זּוּ יָבֹֽזּוּ׃ יבזו יבזו׃ יבזום לְבֹזְזִ֖ים לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃ לָבֹ֣ז לָבֽוֹז׃ לבוז׃ לבז לבזזים לבזזינו׃ תִּבּ֑וֹז תָּבֹ֣ז תָּבֹ֣זּוּ תבוז תבז תבזו bā·zā·zū bā·zaz·nū bā·zə·zū bā·zūz baz·zō·w·nū baZaznu bāzaznū baZazu bāzāzū bazeZu bāzəzū baZuz bāzūz bazZonu bazzōwnū bō·zə·za·yiḵ bō·zə·zê·hem bō·zə·zîm bōz·zū bozeZayich bōzəzayiḵ bōzəzêhem bozezeiHem bozeZim bōzəzîm Bozzu bōzzū hă·lā·ḇōz hălāḇōz halaVoz lā·ḇō·wz lā·ḇōz lāḇōwz lāḇōz laVoz lə·ḇō·zə·zê·nū lə·ḇō·zə·zîm ləḇōzəzênū ləḇōzəzîm levozeZeinu levozeZim tā·ḇōz tā·ḇōz·zū tāḇōz tāḇōzzū taVoz taVozzu tib·bō·wz tibbōwz tibBoz ū·ḇā·zaz ū·ḇā·zə·zū ū·ḇə·zā·zūm ū·ḇuz·zā·zū ūḇāzaz ūḇāzəzū ūḇəzāzūm ūḇuzzāzū uvaZaz uvazeZu uvezaZum uvuzZazu vaiyaVozzu vehibBoz velaVoz venaVozah venaVozzu veyaVozzu way·yā·ḇōz·zū wayyāḇōzzū wə·hib·bō·wz wə·lā·ḇōz wə·nā·ḇō·zāh wə·nā·ḇōz·zū wə·yā·ḇōz·zū wəhibbōwz wəlāḇōz wənāḇōzāh wənāḇōzzū wəyāḇōzzū yā·ḇōz·zū yāḇōzzū yaVozzu yə·ḇāz·zūm yəḇāzzūm yevazZum