What does בָּזַז (bāzaz) mean in the Bible?
בָּזַז (bāzaz): Violent seizure of goods as spoils of war or conquest; often depicting God's judgment upon nations
Hebrew · H962
בָּזַז
To plunder
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בָּזַז H962
Pronunciation bāzaz
What does בָּזַז (bāzaz) mean in the Bible?
בָּזַז (bāzaz): Violent seizure of goods as spoils of war or conquest; often depicting God's judgment upon nations
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H962?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and plunder (3), plunder (3), and they plundered (2), plundered (2), and carried off (1).
Where does בָּזַז (bāzaz) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 34:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (9), Ezekiel (6), 2 Chronicles (5), Deuteronomy (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 and plunder 3× 1 Samuel 14:36, Ezekiel 39:10, Amos 3:11
plunder 3× Psalms 109:11, Nahum 2:9
and they plundered 2× Genesis 34:29, Numbers 31:9
plundered 2× Isaiah 24:3, Isaiah 42:22
and carried off 1× 2 Chronicles 25:13
and carry off the plunder 1× Ezekiel 38:12
and looted 1× Genesis 34:27
and pillage 1× Ezekiel 26:12
and plundered 1× 2 Kings 7:16
and remove 1× Ezekiel 29:19
and seize 1× Isaiah 10:6
and they will be plundered 1× Jeremiah 50:37
and thoroughly 1× Isaiah 24:3
and to plunder 1× Esther 3:13
carried off 1× 2 Chronicles 28:8
gathering 1× 2 Chronicles 20:25
had taken 1× Numbers 31:32
had taken plunder 1× Numbers 31:53
of those who plunder us 1× Isaiah 17:14
their plunder 1× Isaiah 10:2
their possessions 1× Esther 8:11
They plundered 1× 2 Chronicles 14:14
they will plunder 1× Isaiah 11:14
They will plunder them 1× Jeremiah 20:5
those who plundered them 1× Ezekiel 39:10
to carry away 1× Ezekiel 38:13
to carry off 1× 2 Chronicles 20:25
to the plunderers 1× Isaiah 42:24
took 1× Joshua 8:27
took for themselves 1× Joshua 11:14
we carried off 1× Deuteronomy 3:7
who raided you 1× Jeremiah 30:16
will carry off plunder 1× Isaiah 33:23
will plunder them 1× Zephaniah 2:9
you may carry off 1× Joshua 8:2
you may take as plunder 1× Deuteronomy 20:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 34:27 וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ to and looted Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Genesis 34:29 וַיָּבֹ֑זּוּ to and they plundered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 31:9 בָּזָֽזוּ׃ to and they plundered Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Numbers 31:32 בָּזְז֖וּ to had taken Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Numbers 31:53 בָּזְז֖וּ to had taken plunder Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Deuteronomy 2:35 בָּזַ֣זְנוּ to Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Deuteronomy 3:7 בַּזּ֥וֹנוּ to we carried off Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Deuteronomy 20:14 תָּבֹ֣ז to you may take as plunder Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Joshua 8:2 תָּבֹ֣זּוּ to you may carry off Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 8:27 בָּזְז֥וּ to took Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 34:27
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 15
Genesis 2 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 3 1 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 5 Esther 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 9 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 6 Amos 1 Nahum 2 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
בָּזְז֖וּ 2x bā·zə·zū Numbers 31:32, Numbers 31:53
בָּזְז֥וּ 2x bā·zə·zū Joshua 8:27, Joshua 11:14
וּבָֽזְזוּ֙ 2x ū·ḇā·zə·zū Ezekiel 26:12, Ezekiel 39:10
וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ 2x way·yā·ḇōz·zū Genesis 34:27, 2 Chronicles 25:13
וְלָבֹ֣ז 2x wə·lā·ḇōz Isaiah 10:6, Ezekiel 38:12
לָבֽוֹז׃ 2x lā·ḇō·wz Esther 3:13, Esther 8:11
בֹּ֥זּוּ 1x bōz·zū Nahum 2:9
בֹּ֣זּוּ 1x bōz·zū Nahum 2:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 7x Numbers 31:9, Numbers 31:32, Numbers 31:53, Joshua 8:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 5x Genesis 34:27, Genesis 34:29, 2 Kings 7:16, 2 Chronicles 14:14
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 3x 2 Chronicles 20:25, Esther 3:13, Esther 8:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 2x Ezekiel 26:12, Ezekiel 39:10
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Isaiah 10:6, Ezekiel 38:12
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 2x Nahum 2:9
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Isaiah 10:2, Isaiah 11:14
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural 2x Deuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent seizure of goods as spoils of war or conquest; often depicting God's judgment upon nations
Source Gloss
to plunder
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 18
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 9×
Imperfect Isa 10:2 · Isa 11:14 · Deut 20:14 · Josh 8:2 4×
Sequential imperfect Nah 2:10 2×
Participle active 2Chr 20:25 1×
Participle passive Isa 42:22 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Isa 24:3 1×
Word Origins
בָּזַז is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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