בּוּז

buzNoun (Masculine)H0937

contempt

From: from H936 (בּוּז);

Short Definition

disrespect

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. contempt 1a) springing from evil 1b) springing from prosperity 1c) springing from judgment

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Psalms
4
Job
3
Proverbs
2
Genesis
1

Key Passages

  • Genesis 38:23
  • Job 12:21
  • Proverbs 12:8
  • Psalms 107:40
  • Psalms 123:3

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.