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Lexicon :: Strong's H937 - bûz

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בּוּז
Transliteration
bûz
Pronunciation
booz
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 213a

Strong’s Definitions

בּוּז bûwz, booz; from H936; disrespect:—contempt(-uously), despised, shamed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H937 in the following manner: contempt (7x), despised (2x), contemptuously (1x), shamed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H937 in the following manner: contempt (7x), despised (2x), contemptuously (1x), shamed (1x).

  1. contempt

    1. springing from evil

    2. springing from prosperity

    3. springing from judgment

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בּוּז bûwz, booz; from H936; disrespect:—contempt(-uously), despised, shamed.
STRONGS H937: Abbreviations
† II. בּוּז noun masculineProverbs 18:3 contempt — בּ׳ absolute Genesis 38:23 + 9 times; construct Job 31:34; — (Wisdom Literature & poetry, except Genesis 38:23 J).
1. contempt springing from pride and wickedness Job 31:34; Psalm 123:3; Psalm 123:4 (|| לַעַג); joined in one adverb. phrase with גאוה Psalm 31:19 וָב׳ בְּג׳; springing from prosperity and ease Job 12:5; = object of contempt Genesis 38:23; Proverbs 12:8; || חֶרְפָּה Psalm 119:22; Proverbs 18:3.
2. judicial, poured out (שׁפך) by God, in judgment Job 12:21 = Psalm 107:40.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:23; 38:23; 38:23

Job

12:5; 12:21; 31:34; 31:34

Psalms

31:19; 107:40; 119:22; 123:3; 123:4

Proverbs

12:8; 18:3; 18:3

H937

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H937 matches the Hebrew בּוּז (bûz),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:23 - Then Judah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest we be shamed; for I sent this young goat and you have not found her.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:5 - A lamp[fn] is despised in the thought of one who is at ease;
It is made ready for those whose feet slip.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:21 - He pours contempt on princes,
And disarms the mighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - Because I feared the great multitude,
And dreaded the contempt of families,
So that I kept silence
And did not go out of the door—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - Let the lying lips be put to silence,
Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:40 - He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 - Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 123:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:3 - Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us!
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 123:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4 - Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorn of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:3 - When the wicked comes, contempt comes also;
And with dishonor comes reproach.
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