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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 contemptבּ׳ 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.
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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:23 - Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has, or we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:5 - Those who are at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:21 - He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - because I so feared the crowd and so dreaded the contempt of the clans that I kept silent and would not go outside—
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:40 - he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 - Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:3 - Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4 - We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:3 - When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.
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