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.
Hebrew · H957
בַּז
Plunder
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בַּז H957
Pronunciation baz
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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Questions this entry answers
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 plunder 7× Numbers 14:3, Numbers 14:31, 2 Kings 21:14, Isaiah 10:6
prey 4× Jeremiah 2:14, Ezekiel 34:8, Ezekiel 34:22, Ezekiel 34:28
. . . 3× Isaiah 33:23, Jeremiah 30:16, Ezekiel 38:12
as plunder 3× Jeremiah 15:13, Jeremiah 17:3, Ezekiel 7:21
a spoil 1× Ezekiel 36:4
and plunder 1× Ezekiel 23:46
became plunder 1× Ezekiel 36:5
captives 1× Deuteronomy 1:39
from the spoils 1× Numbers 31:32
its plunder 1× Ezekiel 29:19
loot 1× Ezekiel 38:13
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 14:3 לָבַ֑ז to plunder Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 14:31 לָבַ֣ז to plunder Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 31:32 הַבָּ֔ז to from the spoils Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 1:39 לָבַ֣ז to captives Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 21:14 לְבַ֛ז to plunder Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 10:6 בַּ֔ז to plunder Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 33:23 בַֽז׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 42:22 לָבַז֙ to plunder Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 2:14 לָבַֽז׃ to prey Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 15:13 לָבַ֥ז to as plunder Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 14:3
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 6
Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 1 2 Kings 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 11
Source forms
לָבַ֣ז 3x lā·ḇaz Numbers 14:31, Deuteronomy 1:39, Jeremiah 17:3
לָבַֽז׃ 3x lā·ḇaz Jeremiah 2:14, Jeremiah 30:16, Ezekiel 36:5
לָבַ֑ז 2x lā·ḇaz Numbers 14:3, Ezekiel 34:22
בַּ֔ז 1x baz Isaiah 10:6
בַּז֙ 1x baz Ezekiel 34:28
בַּ֑ז 1x baz Ezekiel 38:12
בַּ֖ז 1x baz Ezekiel 38:13
בַֽז׃ 1x ḇaz Isaiah 33:23
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 16x Numbers 14:3, Numbers 14:31, Deuteronomy 1:39, 2 Kings 21:14
Noun - masculine singular 5x Isaiah 10:6, Isaiah 33:23, Ezekiel 34:28, Ezekiel 38:12
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 31:32
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 23:46
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 29:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Spoils violently seized in warfare; connotes both the act of plundering and the material goods taken.
Source Gloss
plunder
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Spoils violently seized in warfare; connotes both the act of plundering and the material goods taken.
plunder BDB: spoiling Usage: booty, prey, spoil(-ed).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
בַּז is built from this root:
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain