What does בִּזָּה (bizāh) mean in the Bible?
בִּזָּה (bizāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "booty".
Hebrew · H961
בִּזָּה
Booty
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בִּזָּה H961
Pronunciation bizāh
What does בִּזָּה (bizāh) mean in the Bible?
בִּזָּה (bizāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "booty".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H961?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include on the plunder (3), plunder (3), and the plunder (1), as plunder (1), or plundered (1).
Where does בִּזָּה (bizāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Chronicles 14:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (3), Esther (3), Daniel (2), Ezra (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 It on the plunder 3× Esther 9:10, Esther 9:15, Esther 9:16
plunder 3× 2 Chronicles 14:14, 2 Chronicles 25:13, Daniel 11:24
and the plunder 1× 2 Chronicles 28:14
as plunder 1× Nehemiah 4:4
or plundered 1× Daniel 11:33
to pillage 1× Ezra 9:7
Show sample aligned rows
2 Chronicles 14:14 בִזָּ֥ה to plunder Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 25:13 בִּזָּ֥ה to plunder Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 28:14 הַבִּזָּ֔ה to and the plunder Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezra 9:7 וּבַבִּזָּ֛ה to to pillage Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 4:4 לְבִזָּ֖ה to as plunder Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Esther 9:10 וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה to on the plunder Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Esther 9:15 וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה to on the plunder Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Esther 9:16 וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה to on the plunder Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Daniel 11:24 בִּזָּ֧ה to plunder Noun - feminine singular Daniel 11:33 וּבְבִזָּ֖ה to or plundered Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Chronicles 14:14
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
2 Chronicles 3 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Esther 3 Daniel 2
Source forms
וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה 3x ū·ḇab·biz·zāh Esther 9:10, Esther 9:15, Esther 9:16
בִזָּ֥ה 1x ḇiz·zāh 2 Chronicles 14:14
בִּזָּ֥ה 1x biz·zāh 2 Chronicles 25:13
בִּזָּ֧ה 1x biz·zāh Daniel 11:24
הַבִּזָּ֔ה 1x hab·biz·zāh 2 Chronicles 28:14
וּבְבִזָּ֖ה 1x ū·ḇə·ḇiz·zāh Daniel 11:33
וּבַבִּזָּ֛ה 1x ū·ḇab·biz·zāh Ezra 9:7
לְבִזָּ֖ה 1x lə·ḇiz·zāh Nehemiah 4:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Ezra 9:7, Esther 9:10, Esther 9:15, Esther 9:16
Noun - feminine singular 3x 2 Chronicles 14:14, 2 Chronicles 25:13, Daniel 11:24
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 28:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Daniel 11:33
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Nehemiah 4:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. booty
Source Gloss
booty
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
booty BDB: spoil Usage: prey, spoil.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בִּזָּה is built from this root:
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