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Lexicon :: Strong's H1215 - beṣaʿ

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בֶּצַע
Transliteration
beṣaʿ
Pronunciation
beh'-tsah
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 267a

Strong’s Definitions

בֶּצַע betsaʻ, beh'-tsah; from H1214; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust):—covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H1215 in the following manner: covetousness (10x), gain (9x), profit (3x), lucre (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H1215 in the following manner: covetousness (10x), gain (9x), profit (3x), lucre (1x).

  1. profit, unjust gain, gain (profit) acquired by violence

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֶּצַע betsaʻ, beh'-tsah; from H1214; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust):—covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
STRONGS H1215: Abbreviations
† בֶּ֫צַע noun masculine gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit — בֶּ֫צַע Genesis 37:26 + 7 times (construct Judges 5:19 +); בָּ֑צַע Exodus 18:21 + 7 times; suffix בִּצֱע֑ךָ Jeremiah 22:17; בִּצְעֵךְ Jeremiah 51:13; Ezekiel 22:13; בִּצְעוֺ Isaiah 56:11; Isaiah 57:17; בִּצְעָם Ezekiel 33:31; Micah 4:13; — gain made by violence (nearly = plunder) Judges 5:19; Micah 4:13; more generally, unjust gain Exodus 18:21; 1 Samuel 8:3; Psalm 119:36; Proverbs 28:16; Isaiah 33:15; Isaiah 56:11; Isaiah 57:17; Jeremiah 22:17; Jeremiah 51:13; Ezekiel 22:13; Ezekiel 33:21; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with בָּצַע Proverbs 1:19; Proverbs 15:27; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Ezekiel 22:27; Habakkuk 2:9; profit (with selfish suggestion) מה־ב׳ Genesis 37:26; Malachi 3:14 compare Psalm 30:10; Job 22:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:26; 37:26

Exodus

18:21; 18:21

Judges

5:19; 5:19

1 Samuel

8:3

Job

22:3

Psalms

30:10; 119:36

Proverbs

1:19; 15:27; 28:16

Isaiah

33:15; 56:11; 56:11; 57:17; 57:17

Jeremiah

6:13; 8:10; 22:17; 22:17; 51:13; 51:13

Ezekiel

22:13; 22:13; 22:27; 33:21; 33:31

Micah

4:13; 4:13

Habakkuk

2:9

Malachi

3:14

H1215

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Strong's Number H1215 matches the Hebrew בֶּצַע (beṣaʿ),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:26 - And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:19 -
The kings came and fought;
Then fought the kings of Canaan,
In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo:
They took no gain of money.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3 - And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:3 -
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous?
Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:9 -
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit?
Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 -
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,
And not to covetousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:19 -
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:27 -
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
But he that hateth bribes shall live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16 -
The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor;
But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11 - Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:17 - For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid my face and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13 - For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10 - Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:17 - But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:13 - O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:13 - Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:31 - And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:13 - Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples: and I will devote their gain unto Jehovah, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:9 - Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:14 - Ye have said, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?
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