Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H939: בּוּזָה

bûwzâh · pronounced boo-zaw' · “contempt”

Definition

something scorned; an object of contempt

KJV translates it as: despised.

Word origin: feminine passive participle of H936 (בּוּז);

Extended definition

contempt

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H939 is translated

  • contempt ×1

Bible verses with H939 (bûwzâh)

Bûwzâh appears in 1 verse.

  • Nehemiah 4:4

    Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: