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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 - Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew; Esau ate and drank, then got up and went out. So Esau despised his birthright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:31 - Because he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken his commandment, that person must be completely cut off. His iniquity will be on him.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:30 - Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'I really did say that your house and your ancestor's house would serve me forever.' But now the LORD says, 'May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:27 - But some wicked men said, "How can this man save us?" They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:42 - When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:16 - As the ark of the LORD entered the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked out the window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she despised him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:9 - Why have you shown contempt for the word of the LORD by doing evil in my sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and you have taken his wife as your own! You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:10 - So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21 - This is what the LORD says about him: "The virgin daughter Zion despises you, she makes fun of you; Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:29 - As the ark of the LORD's covenant entered the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked out the window. When she saw King David jumping and celebrating, she despised him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:16 - But they mocked God's messengers, despised his warnings, and ridiculed his prophets. Finally the LORD got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:19 - But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, "What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:17 - For the matter concerning the queen will spread to all the women, leading them to treat their husbands with contempt, saying, 'When King Ahasuerus gave orders to bring Queen Vashti into his presence, she would not come.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:6 - But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai's people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews (that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:4 - He despises a reprobate, but honors the LORD's loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 - But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24 - For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:17 - The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit - O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 - For the LORD listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:20 - They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17 - when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:141

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 - I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 - The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 - A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:16 - The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:16 - So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man's wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:22 - this is what the LORD says about him: "The virgin daughter Zion despises you - she makes fun of you; daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:3 - He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:28 - This man, Jeconiah, will be like a broken pot someone threw away. He will be like a clay vessel that no one wants. Why will he and his children be forced into exile? Why will they be thrown out into a country they know nothing about?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:15 - The LORD says to Edom, "I will certainly make you small among nations. I will make you despised by all humankind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:59

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:59 - "'For this is what the sovereign LORD says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:16 - "'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, surely in the city of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke - in the middle of Babylon he will die!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:18 - He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note - he gave his promise and did all these things - he will not escape!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:19 - "'Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:8 - You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:21 - "Then there will arise in his place a despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:2 - The LORD says, "Look! I will make you a weak nation; you will be greatly despised!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:6 - "A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The LORD who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply, 'How have we made light of your name?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:7 - You are offering improper sacrifices on my altar, yet you ask, 'How have we offended you?' By treating the table of the LORD as if it is of no importance!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:12 - "But you are profaning it by saying that the table of the Lord is common and its offerings despicable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - "Therefore, I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your instruction."
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