◄ 959. bazah ►
Strong's Lexicon bazah: To despise, to hold in contempt, to disdain Original Word: בָּזָה Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: bazah Pronunciation: bah-ZAH Phonetic Spelling: (baw-zaw') Definition: to disesteem Meaning: To disesteem, despise, hold in contempt, disdain Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G820: ἀτιμάζω (atimazō) • to dishonor, treat shamefully • G821: ἄτιμος (atimos) • without honor, despised • G1847: ἐξουθενέω (exoutheneō) • to despise, treat with contempt • G2706: καταφρονέω (kataphroneō) • to despise, scorn • G3456: μωραίνω (mōrainō) • to make foolish, to taunt These Greek terms reflect similar themes of dishonor and contempt, illustrating the continuity of this concept across both the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures. Usage: The verb בָּזָה (bāzāh) is used in the Hebrew Bible to express the act of despising or holding something or someone in contempt. It conveys a strong sense of disdain or disregard. Context: The Hebrew verb בָּזָה (bāzāh) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often describing an attitude of contempt or disdain towards God, His commandments, or His people. This term is used to illustrate the severity of disregarding divine authority or the sacredness of God's covenant. For instance, in 1 Samuel 2:30, God declares, "Those who honor Me I will honor, but those who despise Me will be disdained." This highlights the reciprocal nature of honor and contempt in the divine-human relationship. In the Psalms, the term is used to describe the scorn faced by the righteous from the wicked, as seen in Psalm 22:6, "But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people." This reflects the suffering and humiliation endured by those who are faithful to God. The prophets frequently use בָּזָה to condemn Israel's unfaithfulness and idolatry, emphasizing the gravity of turning away from God. For example, in Ezekiel 16:59, God speaks of Israel's betrayal: "For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you as you deserve, because you have despised My oath by breaking the covenant." Overall, בָּזָה serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of contempt towards God and His commands, urging believers to maintain reverence and obedience. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to despise NASB Translation careless (1), contempt (1), despicable (1), despise (5), despised (32), despises (2), disdained (1), disdained* (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs בָּזָה verb despise (Palestinian ᵑ7 בְּזָא, compare raise the head loftily and disdainfully) — Qal Perfect Numbers 15:31 +; בָּזִיתָ 2 Samuel 12:9; suffix בְּזִתָ֑נִי 2 Samuel 12:10, etc.; Imperfect וַיִּ֫בֶז Genesis 25:34; Esther 3:6; suffix וַיִּבְזֵהוּ 1 Samuel 17:42; 3feminine singular וַתִּכֶז 2 Samuel 6:16; 1 Chronicles 15:29; 2masculine singular תִּבְזֶה Psalm 51:19; Psalm 73:20; וַיִּבְזוּ Nehemiah 2:19; וַיִּבְזֻהוּ 1 Samuel 10:27; Infinitive construct בְּזֹה Isaiah 49:7 (Di Ew§ 150 b); Participle active בּוֺזֶה Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 19:16; בּוֺזֵהוּ Proverbs 14:2; בּוֺזִים2Chronicles 36:16; בּוֺזֵי Malachi 1:6; suffix בֹּזַי 1 Samuel 2:30; passive בָּזוּי Jeremiah 49:15 +; feminine בְּזוּיָה Ecclesiastes 9:16; — despise, regard with contempt, followed by accusative of thing, birthright Genesis 25:34 (J); words of ׳י Numbers 15:31 (P; not elsewhere in Hexateuch); 2 Samuel 12:9 compare 2 Chronicles 36:16; name of ׳י Malachi 1:6 (twice in verse) (compare below); oath (אָלָה) Ezekiel 16:59; Ezekiel 17:16,18,19; holy things Ezekiel 22:8; one's own ways Proverbs 19:16 (i.e. is careless of them, lives recklessly, opposed to שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֺ, compare נֹצֵר דַּרְכּוֺ Proverbs 16:17); distress of the distressed Psalm 22:25 ("" שִׁקֵּץ, subject ׳י); prayer, subject id. Psalm 102:18; broken & contrite heart Psalm 51:9 (with לֹא), compare on other hand Psalm 73:20; followed by accusative of person Saul 1 Samuel 10:27, David 1 Samuel 17:42 compare Proverbs 15:20, ׳י 1 Samuel 2:30; 2 Samuel 12:10; Proverbs 14:2, his prisoners Psalm 69:34 (subject ׳י); followed by לְ, וַתִּבֶז לוֺ בְּלִבָּהּ 2 Samuel 6:16 = 1 Chronicles 15:29; 2 Kings 19:21 = Isaiah 37:22; followed by עַל person Nehemiah 2:19; followed by Infinitive וַיִּבֶז בְּעֵינָיו לִשְׁלֹחַ יָד Esther 3:6; note especially בְּזֹה נֶפֶשׁ Isaiah 49:7 a despising of soul, i.e. one despised from the soul, thoroughly despised; on otherviews see Che Di. Participle passive despised, of person construct בְּזוּי עָם despised of people ("" חֶרְמַּת אָדָם) Psalm 22:7, compare בָּזוּי בָאָדָם Jeremiah 49:15 also Obadiah 2; of wisdom Ecclesiastes 9:16. Niph`al Participle נִבְזֶה Psalm 15:4 +; feminine נִבְזָה 1 Samuel 15:9 (so read for נמבזָה compare We Dr); plural נִבְזִים Malachi 2:9; — 1 despised Psalm 15:4; Psalm 119:141; Isaiah 53:3 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 22:28. 2 vile, worthless 1 Samuel 15:9. 3 despicable, contemptible Malachi 1:7 said of table of ׳י, compare Malachi 1:12; Malachi 2:9; Daniel 11:21 as substantive of Antiochus Epiph. Hiph`il Infinitive לְהַבְזוֺת בַּעְלֵיהֶן Esther 1:17 so as to cause to despise their lords (cause their lords to be despised). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance despise, disdain, contemptible, think to scorn, vile person A primitive root; to disesteem -- despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), + think to scorn, vile person. Forms and Transliterations בְּזוּיָ֔ה בְזִתָ֔נִי בָ֝זָ֗ה בָּז֖וּי בָּז֥וּי בָּזִ֑ית בָּזִ֣יתָ ׀ בָּזִ֥ית בָּזָ֔ה בָּזָ֨ה בָּזָה֙ בָזִ֖ינוּ בָזָ֨ה בָזָֽה׃ בּוֹזֵ֖ה בּוֹזֵ֣י בּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃ בּוֹזֶ֥ה בוזה בוזהו׃ בוזי בזה בזה׃ בזוי בזויה בזינו בזית בזתני וְנִבְזֶ֑ה וַיִּ֣בֶז וַיִּ֥בֶז וַיִּבְז֖וּ וַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּ וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ וַתִּ֥בֶז וּבְז֥וּי וּבָזָ֥ה וּבֹזַ֥י וּבוֹזִ֣ים ובוזים ובזה ובזוי ובזי ויבז ויבזהו ויבזו ונבזה ותבז לְהַבְז֥וֹת להבזות נְמִבְזָ֥ה נִבְזִ֥ים נִבְזֶ֔ה נִבְזֶ֖ה נִבְזֶ֜ה נִבְזֶ֤ה ׀ נִבְזֶ֥ה נִבְזֶה֙ נבזה נבזים נמבזה תִּבְזֶֽה׃ תִבְזֶֽה׃ תבזה׃ bā·zāh ḇā·zāh ḇā·zî·nū bā·zî·ṯā bā·zîṯ bā·zui baZah bāzāh ḇāzāh ḇāzînū baZit bāzîṯ baZita bāzîṯā baZui bāzui ḇə·zi·ṯā·nî bə·zū·yāh ḇəziṯānî bezuYah bəzūyāh bō·w·zê bō·w·zê·hū bō·w·zeh bō·w·zêh bōwzê bōwzeh bōwzêh bōwzêhū boZeh boZehu boZei lə·haḇ·zō·wṯ ləhaḇzōwṯ lehavZot nə·miḇ·zāh nəmiḇzāh nemivZah niḇ·zeh niḇ·zîm niḇzeh niḇzîm nivZeh nivZim tiḇ·zeh ṯiḇ·zeh tiḇzeh ṯiḇzeh tivZeh ū·ḇā·zāh ū·ḇə·zui ū·ḇō·w·zîm ū·ḇō·zay ūḇāzāh ūḇəzui ūḇōwzîm ūḇōzay uvaZah uveZui uvoZai uvoZim vaiYivez vaiyivZehu vaiyivZu vaiyivZuhu vatTivez vaZah vaZinu venivZeh veziTani wat·ti·ḇez wattiḇez way·yi·ḇez way·yiḇ·zê·hū way·yiḇ·zū way·yiḇ·zu·hū wayyiḇez wayyiḇzêhū wayyiḇzū wayyiḇzuhū wə·niḇ·zeh wəniḇzeh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 25:34 HEB: וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיִּ֥בֶז עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־ NAS: Thus Esau despised his birthright. KJV: thus Esau despised [his] birthright. INT: and rose and went despised Esau his birthright Numbers 15:31 HEB: דְבַר־ יְהוָה֙ בָּזָ֔ה וְאֶת־ מִצְוָת֖וֹ NAS: Because he has despised the word KJV: Because he hath despised the word INT: the word of the LORD has despised his commandment broken 1 Samuel 2:30 HEB: מְכַבְּדַ֥י אֲכַבֵּ֖ד וּבֹזַ֥י יֵקָֽלּוּ׃ NAS: Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed. KJV: me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. INT: honor will honor despise will be lightly 1 Samuel 10:27 HEB: יֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙ זֶ֔ה וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ וְלֹֽא־ הֵבִ֥יאוּ NAS: deliver us? And they despised him and did not bring KJV: How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought INT: deliver this despised and did not bring 1 Samuel 15:9 HEB: וְכָל־ הַמְּלָאכָ֛ה נְמִבְזָ֥ה וְנָמֵ֖ס אֹתָ֥הּ NAS: but everything despised and worthless, INT: and all thing despised and worthless utterly 1 Samuel 17:42 HEB: אֶת־ דָּוִ֖ד וַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּ כִּֽי־ הָיָ֣ה NAS: David, he disdained him; for he was [but] a youth, KJV: David, he disdained him: for he was [but] a youth, INT: and saw David disdained for become 2 Samuel 6:16 HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּ֥בֶז ל֖וֹ בְּלִבָּֽהּ׃ NAS: the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. KJV: the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. INT: before the LORD despised her heart 2 Samuel 12:9 HEB: מַדּ֜וּעַ בָּזִ֣יתָ ׀ אֶת־ דְּבַ֣ר NAS: Why have you despised the word KJV: Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment INT: Why despised the word of the LORD 2 Samuel 12:10 HEB: עֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י בְזִתָ֔נִי וַתִּקַּ֗ח אֶת־ NAS: because you have despised Me and have taken KJV: because thou hast despised me, and hast taken INT: because for have despised taken the wife 2 Kings 19:21 HEB: יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה NAS: against him: 'She has despised you and mocked KJV: of Zion hath despised thee, [and] laughed thee to scorn; INT: the LORD against has despised and mocked the virgin 1 Chronicles 15:29 HEB: מְרַקֵּ֣ד וּמְשַׂחֵ֔ק וַתִּ֥בֶז ל֖וֹ בְּלִבָּֽהּ׃ NAS: and celebrating; and she despised him in her heart. KJV: and playing: and she despised him in her heart. INT: leaping and celebrating despised her heart 2 Chronicles 36:16 HEB: בְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּבוֹזִ֣ים דְּבָרָ֔יו וּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖ים NAS: of God, despised His words KJV: of God, and despised his words, INT: the messengers of God despised his words and scoffed Nehemiah 2:19 HEB: וַיַּלְעִ֣גוּ לָ֔נוּ וַיִּבְז֖וּ עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ NAS: [it], they mocked us and despised us and said, KJV: [it], they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, INT: the Arab mocked and despised against and said Esther 1:17 HEB: כָּל־ הַנָּשִׁ֔ים לְהַבְז֥וֹת בַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ן בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ן NAS: causing them to look with contempt on their husbands KJV: unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands INT: all the women contempt their husbands to look Esther 3:6 HEB: וַיִּ֣בֶז בְּעֵינָ֗יו לִשְׁלֹ֤ח NAS: But he disdained to lay hands KJV: And he thought scorn to lay hands INT: scorn thought to lay Psalm 15:4 HEB: נִבְזֶ֤ה ׀ בְּֽעֵ֘ינָ֤יו נִמְאָ֗ס NAS: a reprobate is despised, But who honors KJV: a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth INT: is despised eyes A reprobate Psalm 22:6 HEB: חֶרְפַּ֥ת אָ֝דָ֗ם וּבְז֥וּי עָֽם׃ NAS: of men and despised by the people. KJV: of men, and despised of the people. INT: A reproach of men and despised the people Psalm 22:24 HEB: כִּ֤י לֹֽא־ בָזָ֨ה וְלֹ֪א שִׁקַּ֡ץ NAS: For He has not despised nor abhorred KJV: For he hath not despised nor abhorred INT: for nor despised Nor abhorred Psalm 51:17 HEB: אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לֹ֣א תִבְזֶֽה׃ NAS: heart, O God, You will not despise. KJV: heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. INT: God You will not despise Psalm 69:33 HEB: אֲ֝סִירָ֗יו לֹ֣א בָזָֽה׃ NAS: the needy And does not despise His [who are] prisoners. KJV: the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. INT: prisoners and does not despise Psalm 73:20 HEB: בָּעִ֤יר ׀ צַלְמָ֬ם תִּבְזֶֽה׃ NAS: when aroused, You will despise their form. KJV: when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. INT: aroused their form will despise Psalm 102:17 HEB: הָעַרְעָ֑ר וְלֹֽא־ בָ֝זָ֗ה אֶת־ תְּפִלָּתָֽם׃ NAS: of the destitute And has not despised their prayer. KJV: of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. INT: of the destitute not despised their prayer Psalm 119:141 HEB: צָעִ֣יר אָנֹכִ֣י וְנִבְזֶ֑ה פִּ֝קֻּדֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א NAS: I am small and despised, [Yet] I do not forget KJV: I [am] small and despised: [yet] do not I forget INT: I am small I and despised your precepts not Proverbs 14:2 HEB: וּנְל֖וֹז דְּרָכָ֣יו בּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃ NAS: in his ways despises Him. KJV: in his ways despiseth him. INT: is devious his ways despises Proverbs 15:20 HEB: וּכְסִ֥יל אָ֝דָ֗ם בּוֹזֶ֥ה אִמּֽוֹ׃ NAS: But a foolish man despises his mother. KJV: man despiseth his mother. INT: A foolish man despises his mother 44 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 959 44 Occurrences bā·zāh — 5 Occ. bā·zîṯ — 2 Occ. bā·zî·ṯā — 1 Occ. bā·zui — 2 Occ. bə·zū·yāh — 1 Occ. bō·w·zeh — 2 Occ. bō·w·zê·hū — 1 Occ. bō·w·zê — 1 Occ. lə·haḇ·zō·wṯ — 1 Occ. nə·miḇ·zāh — 1 Occ. niḇ·zeh — 7 Occ. niḇ·zîm — 1 Occ. ṯiḇ·zeh — 2 Occ. ū·ḇā·zāh — 1 Occ. ū·ḇə·zui — 1 Occ. ū·ḇō·zay — 1 Occ. ū·ḇō·w·zîm — 1 Occ. way·yi·ḇez — 2 Occ. way·yiḇ·zê·hū — 1 Occ. way·yiḇ·zū — 1 Occ. way·yiḇ·zu·hū — 1 Occ. wat·ti·ḇez — 2 Occ. ḇā·zāh — 3 Occ. ḇā·zî·nū — 1 Occ. wə·niḇ·zeh — 1 Occ. ḇə·zi·ṯā·nî — 1 Occ.