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Lexicon :: Strong's H1215 - beṣaʿ

Aa
בֶּצַע
Transliteration
beṣaʿ
Pronunciation
beh'-tsah
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 267a

Strong’s Definitions

בֶּצַע betsaʻ, beh'-tsah; from H1214; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust):—covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H1215 in the following manner: covetousness (10x), gain (9x), profit (3x), lucre (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H1215 in the following manner: covetousness (10x), gain (9x), profit (3x), lucre (1x).

  1. profit, unjust gain, gain (profit) acquired by violence

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֶּצַע betsaʻ, beh'-tsah; from H1214; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust):—covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
STRONGS H1215: Abbreviations
† בֶּ֫צַע noun masculine gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit — בֶּ֫צַע Genesis 37:26 + 7 times (construct Judges 5:19 +); בָּ֑צַע Exodus 18:21 + 7 times; suffix בִּצֱע֑ךָ Jeremiah 22:17; בִּצְעֵךְ Jeremiah 51:13; Ezekiel 22:13; בִּצְעוֺ Isaiah 56:11; Isaiah 57:17; בִּצְעָם Ezekiel 33:31; Micah 4:13; — gain made by violence (nearly = plunder) Judges 5:19; Micah 4:13; more generally, unjust gain Exodus 18:21; 1 Samuel 8:3; Psalm 119:36; Proverbs 28:16; Isaiah 33:15; Isaiah 56:11; Isaiah 57:17; Jeremiah 22:17; Jeremiah 51:13; Ezekiel 22:13; Ezekiel 33:21; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with בָּצַע Proverbs 1:19; Proverbs 15:27; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Ezekiel 22:27; Habakkuk 2:9; profit (with selfish suggestion) מה־ב׳ Genesis 37:26; Malachi 3:14 compare Psalm 30:10; Job 22:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:26; 37:26

Exodus

18:21; 18:21

Judges

5:19; 5:19

1 Samuel

8:3

Job

22:3

Psalms

30:10; 119:36

Proverbs

1:19; 15:27; 28:16

Isaiah

33:15; 56:11; 56:11; 57:17; 57:17

Jeremiah

6:13; 8:10; 22:17; 22:17; 51:13; 51:13

Ezekiel

22:13; 22:13; 22:27; 33:21; 33:31

Micah

4:13; 4:13

Habakkuk

2:9

Malachi

3:14

H1215

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Strong's Number H1215 matches the Hebrew בֶּצַע (beṣaʿ),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:26 - And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:19 - The kings came on to the fight, the kings of Canaan were warring; in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: they took no profit in money.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3 - And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:3 - Is it of any interest to the Ruler of all that you are upright? or is it of use to him that your ways are without sin?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:9 - What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 - Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:19 - Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:27 - He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16 - The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11 - Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:17 - I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13 - For from the least of them even to the greatest, everyone is given up to getting money; from the prophet even to the priest, everyone is working deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10 - So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will take them for themselves: for everyone, from the least to the greatest, is given up to getting money; from the priest even to the prophet, everyone is false.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:17 - But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:13 - O you whose living-place is by the wide waters, whose stores are great, your end is come, your evil profit is ended.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:13 - See, then, I have made my hands come together in wrath against your taking of goods by force and against the blood which has been flowing in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - Her rulers in her are like wolves violently taking their food; putting men to death and causing the destruction of souls, so that they may get their profit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:31 - And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:13 - Up! and let the grain be crushed, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron and your feet brass, and a number of peoples will be broken by you, and you will give up their increase to the Lord and their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:9 - A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:14 - You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?
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