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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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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 - So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there 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 you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; 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 the kings of Canaan fought
In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
They took no spoils of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3 - But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, 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 you are righteous?
Or is it gain to Him that 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 blood,
When I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 - Incline my heart to Your 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 everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:27 - He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
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 great oppressor,
But he who hates covetousness 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,
He who despises the gain of oppressions,
Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes,
Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11 - Yes, they are greedy dogs
Which never have enough.
And they are shepherds
Who cannot understand;
They all look to their own way,
Every one for his own gain,
From his own territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:17 - For the iniquity of his covetousness
I was angry and struck him;
I hid and was angry,
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 - “Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is given to covetousness;
And from the prophet even to the 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 those who will inherit them;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is given to covetousness;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:17 - “Yet your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness,
For shedding innocent blood,
And 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,
Abundant in treasures,
Your end has come,
The measure of your covetousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:13 - “Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the dishonest profit which you have made, and at the bloodshed which 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, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:31 - “So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own 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 hooves bronze;
You shall beat in pieces many peoples;
I will consecrate their gain to the LORD,
And their substance 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 covets evil gain for his house,
That he may set his nest on high,
That he may be delivered from the power of disaster!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:14 - You have said,
‘It is useless to serve God;
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
And that we have walked as mourners
Before the LORD of hosts?
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