Hebrew · H962 · unreviewed

בָּזַז

To plunder

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בָּזַז H962
Pronunciation bāzaz

What does בָּזַז (bāzaz) mean in the Bible?

בָּזַז (bāzaz) is a Hebrew word meaning "to plunder". to plunder BDB: spoil Usage: catch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), × utterly.

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Meaning

to plunder
Extended definition

Violent seizure of goods as spoils of war or conquest; often depicting God's judgment upon nations

to plunder BDB: spoil Usage: catch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), × utterly.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 17×
Perfect 2Chr 28:8 · Isa 33:23 · Josh 8:27 · Josh 11:14 · Num 31:9 · Num 31:32 · Num 31:53 · Deut 2:35 · Deut 3:7
Imperfect Isa 10:2 · Isa 11:14 · Deut 20:14 · Josh 8:2
Sequential imperfect Nah 2:10
Participle active 2Chr 20:25
Participle passive Isa 42:22
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Imperfect Isa 24:3
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