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בַּז

Plunder

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בַּזH957
Pronunciationbaz

What does בַּז (baz) mean in the Bible?

בַּז (baz): Spoils violently seized in warfare; connotes both the act of plundering and the material goods taken.

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What does בַּז (baz) mean in the Bible?

בַּז (baz): Spoils violently seized in warfare; connotes both the act of plundering and the material goods taken.

How does the BSB render H957?

The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include plunder (7), prey (4), . . . (3), as plunder (3), a spoil (1).

Where does בַּז (baz) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 14:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (11), Jeremiah (5), Isaiah (3), Numbers (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
plunder7×Numbers 14:3, Numbers 14:31, 2 Kings 21:14, Isaiah 10:6
prey4×Jeremiah 2:14, Ezekiel 34:8, Ezekiel 34:22, Ezekiel 34:28
. . .3×Isaiah 33:23, Jeremiah 30:16, Ezekiel 38:12
as plunder3×Jeremiah 15:13, Jeremiah 17:3, Ezekiel 7:21
a spoil1×Ezekiel 36:4
and plunder1×Ezekiel 23:46
became plunder1×Ezekiel 36:5
captives1×Deuteronomy 1:39
from the spoils1×Numbers 31:32
its plunder1×Ezekiel 29:19
loot1×Ezekiel 38:13
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 14:3לָבַ֑זtoplunderPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 14:31לָבַ֣זtoplunderPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 31:32הַבָּ֔זtofrom the spoilsArticle | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 1:39לָבַ֣זtocaptivesPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular2 Kings 21:14לְבַ֛זtoplunderPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 10:6בַּ֔זtoplunderNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 33:23בַֽז׃to. . .Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 42:22לָבַז֙toplunderPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 2:14לָבַֽז׃topreyPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 15:13לָבַ֥זtoas plunderPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowNumbers 14:3
Aligned rows24
Books represented6
Numbers3Deuteronomy12 Kings1Isaiah3Jeremiah5Ezekiel11
Source forms
לָבַ֣ז3xlā·ḇazNumbers 14:31, Deuteronomy 1:39, Jeremiah 17:3
לָבַֽז׃3xlā·ḇazJeremiah 2:14, Jeremiah 30:16, Ezekiel 36:5
לָבַ֑ז2xlā·ḇazNumbers 14:3, Ezekiel 34:22
בַּ֔ז1xbazIsaiah 10:6
בַּז֙1xbazEzekiel 34:28
בַּ֑ז1xbazEzekiel 38:12
בַּ֖ז1xbazEzekiel 38:13
בַֽז׃1xḇazIsaiah 33:23
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular16xNumbers 14:3, Numbers 14:31, Deuteronomy 1:39, 2 Kings 21:14
Noun - masculine singular5xIsaiah 10:6, Isaiah 33:23, Ezekiel 34:28, Ezekiel 38:12
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xNumbers 31:32
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 23:46
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xEzekiel 29:19
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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