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Lexicon :: Strong's H959 - bāzâ

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בָּזָה
Transliteration
bāzâ
Pronunciation
baw-zaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 224

Strong’s Definitions

בָּזָה bâzâh, baw-zaw'; a primitive root; to disesteem:—despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), think to scorn, vile person.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H959 in the following manner: despise (36x), contemptible (3x), contemned (1x), disdained (1x), vile person (1x), scorn (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H959 in the following manner: despise (36x), contemptible (3x), contemned (1x), disdained (1x), vile person (1x), scorn (1x).

  1. to despise, hold in contempt, disdain

    1. (Qal) to despise, regard with contempt

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be despised

      2. to be despicable

      3. to be vile, worthless

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to despise

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּזָה bâzâh, baw-zaw'; a primitive root; to disesteem:—despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), think to scorn, vile person.
STRONGS H959: Abbreviations
† בָּזָה verb despise (Palestinian Targum בְּזָא, compare bdb010202 raise the head loftily and disdainfully) —
Qal Perfect Numbers 15:31 +; בָּזִיתָ 2 Samuel 12:9; suffix בְּזִתָ֑נִי 2 Samuel 12:10, etc.; Imperfect וַיִּ֫בֶז Genesis 25:34; Esther 3:6; suffix וַיִּבְזֵהוּ 1 Samuel 17:42; 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּכֶז 2 Samuel 6:16; 1 Chronicles 15:29; 2nd person masculine singular תִּבְזֶה Psalm 51:19; Psalm 73:20; וַיִּבְזוּ Nehemiah 2:19; וַיִּבְזֻהוּ 1 Samuel 10:27; Infinitive construct בְּזֹה [H960 Isaiah 49:7] (Di Ew§ 150 b); Participle active בּוֺזֶה Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 19:16; בּוֺזֵהוּ Proverbs 14:2; בּוֺזִים 2 Chronicles 36:16; בּוֺזֵי Malachi 1:6; suffix בֹּזַי 1 Samuel 2:30; passive בָּזוּי Jeremiah 49:15 +; feminine בְּזוּיָה Ecclesiastes 9:16; — despise, regard with contempt, followed by accusative of thing, birthright Genesis 25:34 (J); words of י׳ Numbers 15:31 (P; not elsewhere in Hexateuch); 2 Samuel 12:9 compare 2 Chronicles 36:16; name of י׳ Malachi 1:6 (twice in verse) (compare below); oath (אָלָה) Ezekiel 16:59; Ezekiel 17:16, 18, 19; holy things Ezekiel 22:8; one's own ways Proverbs 19:16 (i.e. is careless of them, lives recklessly, opposed to שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֺ, compare נֹצֵר דַּרְכּוֺ Proverbs 16:17); distress of the distressed Psalm 22:25 (|| שִׁקֵּץ, subject י׳); prayer, subject id. Psalm 102:18; broken & contrite heart Psalm 51:9 (with לֹא), compare on other hand Psalm 73:20; followed by accusative of person Saul 1 Samuel 10:27, David 1 Samuel 17:42 compare Proverbs 15:20, י׳ 1 Samuel 2:30; 2 Samuel 12:10; Proverbs 14:2, his prisoners Psalm 69:34 (subject י׳); followed by לְ, וַתִּבֶז לוֺ בְּלִבָּהּ 2 Samuel 6:16 = 1 Chronicles 15:29; 2 Kings 19:21 = Isaiah 37:22; followed by עַל person Nehemiah 2:19; followed by Infinitive וַיִּבֶז בְּעֵינָיו לִשְׁלֹחַ יָד Esther 3:6; note especially בְּזֹה נֶפֶשׁ [H960 Isaiah 49:7] a despising of soul, i.e. one despised from the soul, thoroughly despised; on otherviews see Che Di. Participle passive despised, of person construct בְּזוּי עָם despised of people (|| חֶרְמַּת אָדָם) Psalm 22:7, compare בָּזוּי בָאָדָם Jeremiah 49:15 also Obadiah 2; of wisdom Ecclesiastes 9:16.
Niph. Participle נִבְזֶה Psalm 15:4 +; feminine נִבְזָה [H5240 1 Samuel 15:9] (so read for נמבזָה compare We Dr); plural נִבְזִים Malachi 2:9; —
1. despised Psalm 15:4; Psalm 119:141; Isaiah 53:3 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 22:28.
2. vile, worthless 1 Samuel 15:9.
3. despicable, contemptible Malachi 1:7 said of table of י׳, compare Malachi 1:12; Malachi 2:9; Daniel 11:21 as substantive of Antiochus Epiph.
Hiph. Infinitive לְהַבְזוֺת בַּעְלֵיהֶן Esther 1:17 so as to cause to despise their lords (cause their lords to be despised).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:34; 25:34

Numbers

15:31; 15:31

1 Samuel

2:30; 2:30; 10:27; 10:27; 15:9; 17:42; 17:42

2 Samuel

6:16; 6:16; 12:9; 12:9; 12:10; 12:10

2 Kings

19:21

1 Chronicles

15:29; 15:29

2 Chronicles

36:16; 36:16

Nehemiah

2:19; 2:19

Esther

1:17; 3:6; 3:6

Psalms

15:4; 15:4; 22:7; 22:25; 51:9; 51:19; 69:34; 73:20; 73:20; 102:18; 119:141

Proverbs

14:2; 14:2; 15:20; 15:20; 16:17; 19:16; 19:16

Ecclesiastes

9:16; 9:16

Isaiah

37:22; 53:3

Jeremiah

22:28; 49:15; 49:15

Ezekiel

16:59; 17:16; 17:18; 17:19; 22:8

Daniel

11:21

Obadiah

1:2

Malachi

1:6; 1:6; 1:7; 1:12; 2:9; 2:9

H959

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H959 matches the Hebrew בָּזָה (bāzâ),
which occurs 43 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34 - And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: so Esau despised his birthright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:31 - Because he hath despised the word of Jehovah, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:30 - Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:27 - But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:42 - And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:16 - And it was so, as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:9 - Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:10 - Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21 - This is the word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:29 - And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:16 - but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Jehovah arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:19 - But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:17 - For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:6 - But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:4 -
In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah;
He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 -
But I am a worm, and no man;
A reproach of men, and despised of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24 -
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Neither hath he hid his face from him;
But when he cried unto him, he heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:17 -
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 -
For Jehovah heareth the needy,
And despiseth not his prisoners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:20 -
As a dream when one awaketh,
So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17 -
He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,
And hath not despised their prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:141

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 -
I am small and despised;
Yet do I not forget thy precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 -
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;
But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 -
A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:16 -
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul;
But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:16 - Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:22 - this is the word which Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:3 - He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:28 - Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein none delighteth? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:15 - For, behold, I have made thee small among the nations, and despised among men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:59

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:59 - For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also deal with thee as thou hast done, who hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:16 - As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:18 - For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:19 - Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:8 - Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:21 - And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:2 - Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:6 - A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:7 - Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar. And ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of Jehovah is contemptible.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:12 - But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of Jehovah is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law.
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