Strong's Hebrew: 936. בּוּז (buz) -- to despise

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Strong's Concordance

buz: to despise

Original Word: בּוּז
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: buz
Phonetic Spelling: (booz)
Definition: to despise

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to despise
NASB Translation
despise (5), despised (1), despises (3), scorns* (1), utterly despised (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [בּוּז] verb despise (Late Hebrew id.) —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular בַּז Zechariah 4:10 (compare Kö^{i. 439}); 3 plural בָּ֑זוּ Proverbs 1:7; Imperfect יָבוּז Proverbs 23:9; 3feminine singular וְתָבֻז Proverbs 30:17; 2masculine singular תָּבוּז (Jussive) Proverbs 23:22; plural יָבוּזוּ Proverbs 6:30; Songs 8:7; יָבֻזוּ Songs 8:1; Infinitive absolute בּוֺז Songs 8:7; Participle Proverbs 11:12 2t.; — despise, shew despite toward (Wisdom Literature & poetry) with accusative Proverbs 1:7; with Infinitive + ל Proverbs 30:17; elsewhere followed by ל + noun, Proverbs 6:30; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 13:13; Proverbs 14:21; Proverbs 23:9,22; Songs 8:1,7 (twice in verse); Zechariah 4:10.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

contemn, despise utterly

A primitive root; to disrespect -- contemn, despise, X utterly.

Forms and Transliterations

בָּ֣ז בָּֽזוּ׃ בָּז־ בּ֖וֹז בוז בז בז־ בזו׃ וְתָב֪וּז ותבוז יָ֝ב֗וּז יָב֣וּזוּ יָב֥וּזוּ יבוז יבוזו תָּ֝ב֗וּז תבוז bā·zū baz bāz bāz- Bazu bāzū bō·wz bōwz boz tā·ḇūz tāḇūz taVuz vetaVuz wə·ṯā·ḇūz wəṯāḇūz yā·ḇū·zū yā·ḇūz yāḇūz yāḇūzū yaVuz yaVuzu

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Proverbs 1:7
HEB: וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר אֱוִילִ֥ים בָּֽזוּ׃ פ
NAS: Fools despise wisdom
KJV: [but] fools despise wisdom
INT: and instruction Fools despise

Proverbs 6:30
HEB: לֹא־ יָב֣וּזוּ לַ֭גַּנָּב כִּ֣י
NAS: Men do not despise a thief if
KJV: [Men] do not despise a thief,
INT: not despise A thief if

Proverbs 11:12
HEB: בָּז־ לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חֲסַר־
NAS: He who despises his neighbor lacks
KJV: of wisdom despiseth his neighbour:
INT: despises his neighbor lacks

Proverbs 13:13
HEB: בָּ֣ז לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל
NAS: The one who despises the word
KJV: Whoso despiseth the word
INT: despises the word debt

Proverbs 14:21
HEB: בָּז־ לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חוֹטֵ֑א
NAS: He who despises his neighbor sins,
KJV: He that despiseth his neighbour
INT: despises his neighbor sins

Proverbs 23:9
HEB: תְּדַבֵּ֑ר כִּֽי־ יָ֝ב֗וּז לְשֵׂ֣כֶל מִלֶּֽיךָ׃
NAS: of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom
KJV: of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom
INT: speak for will despise the wisdom of your words

Proverbs 23:22
HEB: יְלָדֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־ תָּ֝ב֗וּז כִּֽי־ זָקְנָ֥ה
NAS: who begot you, And do not despise your mother
KJV: that begat thee, and despise not thy mother
INT: begot not despise when is old

Proverbs 30:17
HEB: תִּֽלְעַ֣ג לְאָב֮ וְתָב֪וּז לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ אֵ֥ם
NAS: a father And scorns a mother,
KJV: at [his] father, and despiseth to obey
INT: mocks A father and despiseth to obey A mother

Songs 8:1
HEB: גַּ֖ם לֹא־ יָב֥וּזוּ לִֽי׃
NAS: you; No one would despise me, either.
KJV: I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
INT: either No despise

Songs 8:7
HEB: בֵּיתוֹ֙ בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה בּ֖וֹז יָב֥וּזוּ לֽוֹ׃
NAS: for love, It would be utterly despised.
KJV: for love, it would utterly be contemned.
INT: of his house love would be utterly despised

Songs 8:7
HEB: בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה בּ֖וֹז יָב֥וּזוּ לֽוֹ׃ ס
NAS: It would be utterly despised.
KJV: it would utterly be contemned.
INT: love would be utterly despised

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 936
11 Occurrences

bāz — 1 Occ.
bā·zū — 1 Occ.
bāz- — 3 Occ.
tā·ḇūz — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯā·ḇūz — 1 Occ.
yā·ḇūz — 1 Occ.
yā·ḇū·zū — 3 Occ.