H937: בּוּז
bûwz · pronounced booz · “contempt”
Definition
disrespect
KJV translates it as: contempt(-uously), despised, shamed.
Word origin: from H936 (בּוּז);
Extended definition
1a) springing from evil
1b) springing from prosperity
1c) springing from judgment
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H937 is translated
- contempt ×10
- the contempt of ×1
Bible verses with H937 (bûwz)
Bûwz appears in 11 verses.
- 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.
- 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.
- Job 12:21
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
- 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?
- Psalms 31:18
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
- Psalms 107:40
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
- Psalms 119:22
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
- Psalms 123:3
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
- Psalms 123:4
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
- Proverbs 12:8
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
- Proverbs 18:3
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.