Strong H938H938Gבּוּז

Buz

One of the 3 senses of Strong H938

Transliteration
bûz
Pronunciation
booz
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

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)

Meaning of the name

Buz = "contempt"

General definition

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

In the biblical story

Buz

Son of Nahor, Abraham's brother

Buz was the son of Nahor, Abraham's brother, and the father of the Buzites.

In the Bible

Strong H938G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • buz1

First verses

  1. Genesis 22:21
    Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
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