Buz בּוּז
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| בּוּז | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | buz |
| Strong's number | H937 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | contempt |
| Occurrences | 11 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (5) |
Buz (Hebrew בּוּז, Strong's H937) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “contempt”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) contempt
1a) springing from evil
1b) springing from prosperity
1c) springing from judgment
1a) springing from evil
1b) springing from prosperity
1c) springing from judgment
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | contempt (7), despised (2), shamed (1), contemptuously (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | contempt (7), laughingstock (1), scorns (1), much contempt (1), despised (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Buz, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 38:23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”
Job
- Job 12:5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
- Job 12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
- Job 31:34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
Psalms
- Psalm 31:18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
- Psalm 107:40He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
- Psalm 119:22Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
- Psalm 123:3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
- Psalm 123:4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
- Proverbs 18:3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
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).