בּוּז

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H937

contempt — used 11 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

contempt tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

בּוּז²: n.m. contempt tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. Pr 18:3 contempt—בּ׳ abs. Gn 38:23 + 9 times; cstr. Jb 31:34;—(WisdLt & poet., except Gn 38:23 J). contempt springing from pride and wickedness Jb 31:34 ψ 123:3, 4 (‖ לַעַג); joined in one adverb. phr. with גאוה ψ 31:19 בְּג׳ וָב׳; springing from prosperity and ease Jb 12:5; = object of contempt Gn 38:23 Pr 12:8; ‖ חֶרְפָּה ψ 119:22 Pr 18:3. judicial, poured out (שׁפך) by God, in judgment Jb 12:21 = ψ 107:40.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 11 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (7 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (6 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: contempt (11).

In the verses

Job 12:21 · tree →

שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל־נְדִיבִ֑ים וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה׃

Word for word: [he.is].pouring contempt on noble.[people] and.[the] belt of.strong.people he.loosens

JPS 1917: He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.

Psalms 123:3 · tree →

חָנֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־רַ֝֗ב שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ בֽוּז׃

Word for word: show favor.to.us O.Yahweh show favor.to.us (dm) much we.have.been.surfeited contempt

JPS 1917: Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; for we are full sated with contempt.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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