TBESH · H0937
בּוּז · buz · contempt
1) contempt 1a) springing from evil 1b) springing from prosperity 1c) springing from judgment
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buz H937
בּוּז (buz) means “contempt” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
בּוּז Hebrew · H937 11 tagged occurrences in 11 verses
Pronunciation guide: booz Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H936 (בּוּז); disrespect
KJV glosses: contempt(-uously), despised, shamed.
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How translators render H937
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| contempt | 4 |
| and contempt | 2 |
| a laughingstock | 1 |
| and the contempt | 1 |
| despised | 1 |
| much contempt | 1 |
| scorns | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| contempt | 2 |
| also contempt | 1 |
| and contempt | 1 |
| and contemptuously | 1 |
| despised | 1 |
| or did the contempt | 1 |
| shall be despised | 1 |
| to her lest we be shamed | 1 |
| with contempt | 1 |
| with the contempt | 1 |
Verses containing H937
Page 1 of 1. 11 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 38:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”
Read word by word - Job 12:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
Read word by word - Job 12:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
Read word by word - Job 31:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
Read word by word - Psalms 31:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.19
- Psalms 107:40
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
Read word by word - Psalms 119:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
Read word by word - Psalms 123:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
Read word by word - Psalms 123:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
Read word by word - Proverbs 12:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
Read word by word - Proverbs 18:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
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