בּוּז buz
Hebrew word for “to despise” · Strong’s H936 · used 12 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) to despise, hold in contempt, hold as insignificant; 1a) (Qal) to despise, show despite toward
How it is translated
Glosses given for buz in context, with how often each is used:
- one who despises 3
- despise 2
- people will despise 2
- people despise 1
- will despise 1
- may despise 1
- certainly 1
- has he despised 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 8 | 1.2 | |
| Song of Solomon | 3 | 2.4 | |
| Zechariah | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Proverbs 23 (2), Song of Solomon 8 (2), Proverbs 1 (1), Proverbs 6 (1), Proverbs 11 (1), Proverbs 13 (1), Proverbs 14 (1), Proverbs 30 (1), Zechariah 4 (1)
Forms
- בז 4
- יבוזו 3
- בזו 1
- יבוז 1
- תבוז 1
- ותבוז 1
- בוז 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with buz more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֵם em “mother” 3
- רֵעַ rea “neighbor” 2
- מִי mi “who?” 2
- אַל al “not” 2
- עַיִן ayin “eye” 2
- אָב av “father” 2
Key verses
The verses using buz that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Proverbs 1:7 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 6:30 — Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
- Proverbs 11:12 — He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
- Proverbs 13:13 — Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
- Proverbs 14:21 — He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
- Proverbs 23:9 — Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
- Proverbs 23:22 — Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 30:17 — The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
- Song of Solomon 8:1 — O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
- Song of Solomon 8:7 — Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
- Zechariah 4:10 — For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes…
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.