Help QuickNav Adv. Options
BBE

BBE

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H937 - bûz

Aa
בּוּז
Transliteration
bûz
Pronunciation
booz
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:23 - And Judah said, Let her keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:5 - In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:21 - He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - For fear of the great body of people, or for fear that families might make sport of me, so that I kept quiet, and did not go out of my door;

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:40 - He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 - Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:3 - Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4 - For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:3 - When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
BBE
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
BBE
Daily Devotionals

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan