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H938 בּוּז (Bûwz) booz

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

Buz

Biblical Persons & Places

Buz Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.14; only referred to as Buz (בּוּז); father of Jahdo.
Buz Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21; only referred to as Buz (בּוּז); son of Nahor and Milcah; a brother of Uz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel; half-brother of: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maacah.
Buz Buz= near Dedan (Dedan@Isa.21.13-Ezk=H1719A)
A location near Dedan only mentioned at Jer.25.23; only referred to as Buz (בּוּז).

Strong's Definition

Buz, the name of a son of Nahor, and of an Israelite

Derivation: the same as H937 (בּוּז);

KJV Usage: Buz.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Buz = "contempt"
1) second son of Nahor, Abraham's nephew
2) a Gadite

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בּוּז (buz) — Buz. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601) § Buz = "contempt" 1) second son of Nahor, Abraham's nephew 2) a Gadite

בּוּז (buz) — Buz. A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.14; father of: Jahdo (H3163) § Buz = "contempt" 1) second son of Nahor, Abraham's nephew 2) a Gadite

בּוּז (buz) — Buz.

§ Buz = "contempt" a place in Arabia

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · בוז

Despise | ≈ חֶרְפָּה · לַעַג | ≠ הלל

contempt = state in which someone considers someone or something else unworthy of attention or respect, and shows that by his/her actions

GEN 38:23 · JOB 12:5 · JOB 12:21 · JOB 31:34 · PSA 31:19 · PSA 107:40 · PSA 119:22 · PSA 123:3 · PSA 123:4 · PRO 12:8 · PRO 18:3

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Names of People

Buz = man; ◄ son of Nahor, brother of Abraham

GEN 22:21 · JER 25:23

Names of People

Buz = man; ◄ from the tribe of Gad

1CH 5:14

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בּוּז n.pr.m. 2nd son of Nahor. Abraham's brother

a Gadite

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Bible Occurrences (3)

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