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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
Dictionary Aids

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 - et sic accepto pane et lentis edulio comedit et bibit et abiit parvipendens quod primogenita vendidisset

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:31 - verbum enim Domini contempsit et praeceptum illius fecit irritum idcirco delebitur et portabit iniquitatem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:30 - propterea ait Dominus Deus Israhel loquens locutus sum ut domus tua et domus patris tui ministraret in conspectu meo usque in sempiternum nunc autem dicit Dominus absit hoc a me sed quicumque glorificaverit me glorificabo eum qui autem contemnunt me erunt ignobiles

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:27 - filii vero Belial dixerunt num salvare nos poterit iste et despexerunt eum et non adtulerunt ei munera ille vero dissimulabat se audire

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:42 - cumque inspexisset Philistheus et vidisset David despexit eum erat enim adulescens rufus et pulcher aspectu

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:16 - cumque intrasset arca Domini civitatem David Michol filia Saul prospiciens per fenestram vidit regem David subsilientem atque saltantem coram Domino et despexit eum in corde suo

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:9 - quare ergo contempsisti verbum Domini ut faceres malum in conspectu meo Uriam Hettheum percussisti gladio et uxorem illius accepisti uxorem et interfecisti eum gladio filiorum Ammon

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:10 - quam ob rem non recedet gladius de domo tua usque in sempiternum eo quod despexeris me et tuleris uxorem Uriae Hetthei ut esset uxor tua

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21 - iste est sermo quem locutus est Dominus de eo sprevit te et subsannavit virgo filia Sion post tergum tuum caput movit filia Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:29 - cumque pervenisset arca foederis Domini usque ad civitatem David Michol filia Saul prospiciens per fenestram vidit regem David saltantem atque ludentem et despexit eum in corde suo

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:16 - at illi subsannabant nuntios Dei et parvipendebant sermones eius inludebantque prophetis donec ascenderet furor Domini in populum eius et esset nulla curatio

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:19 - audierunt autem Sanaballat Horonites et Tobias servus ammanites et Gosem Arabs et subsannaverunt nos et despexerunt dixeruntque quae est haec res quam facitis numquid contra regem vos rebellatis

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:17 - egredietur enim sermo reginae ad omnes mulieres ut contemnant viros suos et dicant rex Asuerus iussit ut regina Vasthi intraret ad eum et illa noluit

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:6 - et pro nihilo duxit in unum Mardocheum mittere manus suas audierat enim quod esset gentis iudaeae magisque voluit omnem Iudaeorum qui erant in regno Asueri perdere nationem

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:4 - [Vulgate 14:4] dispicitur oculis eius inprobus timentes autem Dominum glorificat iurat ut se adfligat et non mutat

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 - [Vulgate 21:7] ego autem sum vermis et non homo obprobrium hominum et dispectio plebis

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24 - [Vulgate 21:25] et metuite eum universum semen Israhel quoniam non dispexit neque contempsit modestiam pauperis et non abscondit faciem suam ab eo et cum clamaret ad eum audivit

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:17 - [Vulgate 50:19] sacrificium Dei spiritus contribulatus cor contritum et humiliatum Deus non dispicies

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 - [Vulgate 68:34] quoniam exaudivit pauperes Dominus et vinctos suos non dispexit

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:20 - [Vulgate 72:20] quasi somnium evigilantis Domine in civitate tua imaginem eorum ad nihilum rediges

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17 - [Vulgate 101:18] respexit ad orationem vacui et non dispexit orationem eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:141

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 - [Vulgate 118:141] parvulus ego sum et contemptibilis sed praecepta tua non sum oblitus

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 - ambulans recto itinere et timens Deum despicitur ab eo qui infami graditur via

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 - filius sapiens laetificat patrem et stultus homo despicit matrem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:16 - qui custodit mandatum custodit animam suam qui autem neglegit vias suas mortificabitur

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:16 - et dicebam ego meliorem esse sapientiam fortitudine quomodo ergo sapientia pauperis contempta est et verba eius non sunt audita

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:22 - hoc est verbum quod locutus est Dominus super eum despexit te subsannavit te virgo filia Sion post te caput movit filia Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:3 - despectum et novissimum virorum virum dolorum et scientem infirmitatem et quasi absconditus vultus eius et despectus unde nec reputavimus eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:28 - numquid vas fictile atque contritum vir iste Iechonias numquid vas absque omni voluptate quare abiecti sunt ipse et semen eius et proiecti in terram quam ignoraverunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:15 - ecce enim parvulum dedi te in gentibus contemptibilem inter homines

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:59

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:59 - quia haec dicit Dominus Deus et faciam tibi sicut dispexisti iuramentum ut irritum faceres pactum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:16 - vivo ego dicit Dominus Deus quoniam in loco regis qui constituit eum regem cuius fecit irritum iuramentum et solvit pactum quod habebat cum eo in medio Babylonis morietur

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:18 - spreverat enim iuramentum ut solveret foedus et ecce dedit manum suam et cum omnia haec fecerit non effugiet

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:19 - propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus vivo ego quoniam iuramentum quod sprevit et foedus quod praevaricatus est ponam in caput eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:8 - sanctuaria mea sprevistis et sabbata mea polluistis

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:21 - Et stabit in loco eius despectus, et non tribuetur ei honor regius: et veniet clam, et obtinebit regnum in fraudulentia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:2 - ecce parvulum te dedi in gentibus contemptibilis tu es valde

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:6 - filius honorat patrem et servus dominum suum si ergo pater ego sum ubi est honor meus et si dominus ego sum ubi est timor meus dicit Dominus exercituum ad vos o sacerdotes qui despicitis nomen meum et dixistis in quo despeximus nomen tuum

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:7 - offertis super altare meum panem pollutum et dicitis in quo polluimus te in eo quod dicitis mensa Domini despecta est

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:12 - et vos polluistis illud in eo quod dicitis mensa Domini contaminata est et quod superponitur contemptibile est cum igni qui illud devorat

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - propter quod et ego dedi vos contemptibiles et humiles omnibus populis sicut non servastis vias meas et accepistis faciem in lege
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