Strong H9383 sensesבּוּז

Buz

Transliteration
bûz
Pronunciation
booz

Meaning of the name

Buz = "contempt"

The 3 senses of Strong H938

The lexicon tells 3 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H938 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Son of Nahor, Abraham's brotherH938G1 verse · Genesis
  2. Descendant of Gad, son of AbdielH938H1 verse · 1 Chronicles
  3. Arabian tribe, possibly descendants of NahorH938I1 verse · Jeremiah

General definition

The same as H937; {Buz} the name of a son of {Nahor} and of an Israelite: - Buz.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • buz3

First verses

  1. Genesis 22:21
    Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
  2. 1 Chronicles 5:14
    These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
  3. Jeremiah 25:23
    Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,