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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 - and Jacob hath given to Esau bread and pottage of lentiles, and he eateth, and drinketh, and riseth, and goeth; and Esau despiseth the birthright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:31 - because the word of Jehovah he despised, and His command hath broken -- that person is certainly cut off; his iniquity is on him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:30 - 'Therefore -- the affirmation of Jehovah, God of Israel -- I certainly said, Thy house and the house of thy father, do walk up and down before Me to the age; and now -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- Far be it from Me! for he who is honouring Me, I honour, and those despising Me, are lightly esteemed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:27 - and the sons of worthlessness have said, 'What! this one doth save us!' and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:42 - and the Philistine looketh attentively, and seeth David, and despiseth him, for he was a youth, and ruddy, with a fair appearance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:16 - and it hath come to pass, the ark of Jehovah hath come in to the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul, hath looked through the window, and seeth king David moving and dancing before Jehovah, and despiseth him in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:9 - 'Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do the evil thing in His eyes? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten by the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to thee for a wife, and him thou hast slain by the sword of the Bene-Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:10 - 'And now, the sword doth not turn aside from thy house unto the age, because thou hast despised Me, and dost take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be to thee for a wife;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21 - this is the word that Jehovah spake concerning him: 'Trampled on thee -- laughed at thee, Hath the virgin daughter of Zion Behind thee shaken the head -- Hath the daughter of Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:29 - and it cometh to pass, the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is entering in unto the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul is looking through the window, and seeth king David dancing and playing, and despiseth him in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:16 - and they are mocking at the messengers of God, and despising His words, and acting deceitfully with His prophets, till the going up of the fury of Jehovah against His people -- till there is no healing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:19 - And Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, 'What is this thing that ye are doing? against the king are ye rebelling?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:17 - for go forth doth the word of the queen unto all the women, to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, in their saying, The king Ahasuerus said to bring in Vashti the queen before him, and she did not come;

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:6 - and it is contemptible in his eyes to put forth a hand on Mordecai by himself, for they have declared to him the people of Mordecai, and Haman seeketh to destroy all the Jews who are in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:4 - Despised in his eyes is a rejected one, And those fearing Jehovah he doth honour. He hath sworn to suffer evil, and changeth not;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 - And I am a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24 - For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:17 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 - For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:20 - As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, their image Thou despisest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17 - He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:141

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 - Small I am, and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 - Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 - A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:16 - Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:16 - And I said, 'Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:22 - this is the word that Jehovah spake concerning him: Trampled on thee, laughed at thee, Hath the virgin daughter of Zion, Behind thee shaken the head hath the daughter of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:3 - He is despised, and left of men, A man of pains, and acquainted with sickness, And as one hiding the face from us, He is despised, and we esteemed him not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:28 - A grief -- a despised broken thing -- is this man Coniah? A vessel in which there is no pleasure? Wherefore have they been cast up and down, He and his seed, Yea, they were cast on to a land that they knew not?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:15 - For, lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised among men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:59

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:59 - For thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have dealt with thee as thou hast done, In that thou hast despised an oath -- to break covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:16 - I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Doth he not -- in the place of the king who is causing him to reign, Whose oath he hath despised, And whose covenant he hath broken, With him -- in the midst of Babylon -- die?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:18 - And he despised the oath -- to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:19 - Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live -- Mine oath that he hath despised, And My covenant that he hath broken, Have I not put it on his head?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:8 - My holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:21 - 'And stood up on his station hath a despicable one, and they have not given unto him the honour of the kingdom, and he hath come in quietly, and hath strengthened the kingdom by flatteries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:2 - Lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised art thou exceedingly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:6 - A son honoureth a father, and a servant his master. And if I am a father, where is Mine honour? And if I am a master, where is My fear? Said Jehovah of Hosts to you, O priests, despising My name! And ye have said: 'In what have we despised Thy name?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:7 - Ye are bringing nigh on Mine altar polluted bread, And ye have said: 'In what have we polluted Thee?' In your saying: 'The table of Jehovah -- it is despicable,'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:12 - And ye are polluting it in your saying, 'The table of Jehovah -- it is polluted, As to its fruit -- despicable is its food.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - And I also, I have made you despised and low before all the people, Because ye are not keeping My ways, And are accepting persons in the law.
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