בּוּז

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H936

despise — used 14 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

despise tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

בּוּז: vb. despise tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. despise (NH id.)— Pf. 3 ms. בַּז Zc 4:10 (Köi. 439); fem. בָּזָ֫ה 2 K 19:21 (GK 72l) Impf. יָבוּז Pr 23:9; 3 fs. וְתָבֻז Pr 30:17; 2 ms. תָּבוּז (juss.) Pr 23:22; pl. יָבוּזוּ Pr 6:30 Ct 8:7; יָבֻזוּ Ct 8:1; Inf. abs. בּוֹז Ct 8:7; Pt. Pr 11:12 + 12 times;—despise, shew despite toward (WisdLt & poet.) c. acc. Pr 1:7; c. Inf. + ל Pr 30:17; elsewhere sq. ל + noun, Pr 6:30; 11:12; 13:13; 14:21; 23:9, 22 Ct 8:1, 7(×2) Zc 4:10.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 12 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: [one who] despises (3); people will despise (2); she has despised (2).

In the verses

Proverbs 1:7 · tree →

יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה רֵאשִׁ֣ית דָּ֑עַת חָכְמָ֥ה וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר אֱוִילִ֥ים בָּֽזוּ׃פ

Word for word: the.fear of.Yahweh [is.the].beginning of.knowledge wisdom and discipline fools they.despise

JPS 1917: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 11:12 · tree →

בָּז־לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חֲסַר־לֵ֑ב וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנ֣וֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

Word for word: [one.who].despises (to) neighbor his [is].lacking of.heart and a.person of.understanding(s) he.keeps.quiet

JPS 1917: He that despiseth his neighbour lacketh understanding; but a man of discernment holdeth his peace.

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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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