What does בּוּז mean in the Bible?
בּוּז is a Hebrew word meaning "disrespect".
Hebrew · H937
בּוּז
Disrespect
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בּוּזH937
What does בּוּז mean in the Bible?
בּוּז is a Hebrew word meaning "disrespect".
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How does the BSB render H937?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include contempt (4), and contempt (2), a laughingstock (1), and the contempt (1), despised (1).
Where does בּוּז appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 38:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Job (3), Proverbs (2), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcontempt4×Job 12:21, Psalms 107:40, Psalms 123:3, Proverbs 18:3
and contempt2×Psalms 31:18, Psalms 119:22
a laughingstock1×Genesis 38:23
and the contempt1×Job 31:34
despised1×Proverbs 12:8
much contempt1×Psalms 123:4
scorns1×Job 12:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 38:23לָב֑וּזtoa laughingstockPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularJob 12:5בּ֭וּזtoscornsNoun - masculine singularJob 12:21בּ֭וּזtocontemptNoun - masculine singularJob 31:34וּבוּז־toand the contemptConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 31:18וָבֽוּז׃toand contemptConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 107:40בּ֭וּזtocontemptNoun - masculine singularPsalms 119:22וָב֑וּזtoand contemptConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 123:3בֽוּז׃tocontemptNoun - masculine singularPsalms 123:4הַ֝בּ֗וּזtomuch contemptArticle | Noun - masculine singularProverbs 12:8לָבֽוּז׃todespisedPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 38:23
Aligned rows11
Books represented4
Genesis1Job3Psalms5Proverbs2
Source forms
בּ֭וּז3xbūzJob 12:5, Job 12:21, Psalms 107:40
בּ֑וּז1xbūzProverbs 18:3
בֽוּז׃1xḇūzPsalms 123:3
הַ֝בּ֗וּז1xhab·būzPsalms 123:4
וָב֑וּז1xwā·ḇūzPsalms 119:22
וּבוּז־1xū·ḇūz-Job 31:34
וָבֽוּז׃1xwā·ḇūzPsalms 31:18
לָב֑וּז1xlā·ḇūzGenesis 38:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular5xJob 12:5, Job 12:21, Psalms 107:40, Psalms 123:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xPsalms 31:18, Psalms 119:22
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular2xGenesis 38:23, Proverbs 12:8
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 123:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJob 31:34
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. disrespect
Source Gloss
disrespect
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
disrespect BDB: contempt Usage: contempt(-uously), despised, shamed.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בּוּז is built from this root:
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