Strong's Hebrew · H937
H937 bûwz
בּוּז
booz
contempt
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bûwz appears 11 times in Scripture, including Genesis 38:23 and Job 12:5. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
disrespect
In the King James Version
contempt(-uously), despised, shamed.
Derivation
from H936 (בּוּז);
Appears 11 times in Scripture
““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.””
“The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.”
“A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.”
“He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.”
“because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—”
“Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.”
“Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.”
“He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.”
“May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.”
“We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
