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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 - Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:19 - “The kings came, they fought;
then fought the kings of Canaan,
at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
they got no spoils of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3 - Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They 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 if you are in the right,
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:9 - “What profit is there in my death,[fn]
if I go down to the pit?[fn]
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 - Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to selfish gain!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:19 - Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain;
it takes away the life of its possessors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:27 - Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household,
but he who hates bribes will live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16 - A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
who despises the gain of oppressions,
who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed
and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11 - The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But they are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
each to his own gain, one and all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:17 - Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry,
I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13 - “For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
and from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10 - Therefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:17 - But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:13 - O you who dwell by many waters,
rich in treasures,
your end has come;
the thread of your life is cut.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:13 - “Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:31 - And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on 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 your horn iron,
and I will make your hoofs bronze;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples;
and shall devote[fn] their gain to the LORD,
their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:9 - “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
to set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:14 - You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the LORD of hosts?
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