Strong H937בּוּז

contempt

Transliteration
bûz
Pronunciation
booz
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H936; disrespect: - contempt ({-uously}) {despised} shamed.

Detailed definition

1) contempt
1a) springing from evil
1b) springing from prosperity
1c) springing from judgment

In the Bible

Strong H937 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • contempt7
  • despise2
  • contemptuously1
  • sham1

First verses

  1. Genesis 38:23
    And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
  2. Job 12:5
    He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
  3. Job 12:21
    He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
  4. Job 31:34
    Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
  5. Psalms 31:18
    Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
  6. Psalms 107:40
    He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
  7. Psalms 119:22
    Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
  8. Psalms 123:3
    Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
  9. Psalms 123:4
    Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
  10. Proverbs 12:8
    A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
  11. Proverbs 18:3
    When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
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