Buz בּוּז
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| בּוּז | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | buz |
| Strong's number | H936 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to despise |
| Occurrences | 12 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (8) |
Buz (Hebrew בּוּז, Strong's H936) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to despise”. It occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to despise, hold in contempt, hold as insignificant
1a) (Qal) to despise, show despite toward
1a) (Qal) to despise, show despite toward
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | despise (4), despiseth (4), despised (2), utterly (1), contemned (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | despise (3), he who despises (2), whoever shows contempt (1), he will despise (1), scorns (1), would despise (1), would be utterly scorned (1), has despised (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Buz, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
- Proverbs 6:30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
- Proverbs 11:12He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
- Proverbs 13:13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
- Proverbs 14:21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- Proverbs 23:9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Proverbs 23:22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 8:1O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
- Song of Solomon 8:7Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.
Zechariah
- Zechariah 4:10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).