בּוּז

buzProper Noun (Masculine)H0938

Buz

From: the same as H937 (בּוּז);

Short Definition

Buz, the name of a son of Nahor, and of an Israelite

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at ; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601) § Buz = "contempt" 1) second son of Nahor, Abraham's nephew 2) a Gadite

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 5:14
  • Genesis 22:21
  • Jeremiah 25:23

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