Strong's Lexicon

H957

H957 — בַּז

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbaznoun mascOccurrences: 25TWOT: 225a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H957
Word:בַּז
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H962
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:25
Transliteration:baz
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:baz
Meaning:1. plunder
KJV Renderings:booty, prey, spoil(-ed).

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בַּז noun [masculine] spoiling, robbery; spoil, booty׳ בּ absolute Num 14:3 +; so also Ezek 25:7 Qr ( Kt בג meaningless); בַּ֑ז Jer 2:14 +; but הַבָּ֔ז Num 31:32 see d. H; suffix בִּזָּהּ Exod 29:19

1. spoiling, robbery, ׳ לְב i.e. to be plundered, despoiled Ezek 7:21 (of temple || שָׁלָל) Ezek 23:46 .
2. spoil, booty, plunder Isa 10:6; Isa 33:23; Ezek 29:19 ; Ezek 38:12; Ezek 38:13 (all accusative of cognate meaning with verb || שָׁלָל ); compare Num 31:32; Jer 15:13; Jer 17:3 in phrase הָיָה לָבַז Jer 49:32 (of camels) Ezek 36:4 compare Ezek 36:5 also of human beings Num 14:3; Num 14:31; Deut 1:39; Jer 2:14 (all ׳ היה לב) + 2Kgs 21:14 (|| מְשִׁסָּה) Isa 42:22 (|| id. ) Jer 2:14, compare Jer 30:16 (|| מְשִׁסָּה); also Ezek 25:7 Qr , Ezek 26:5 (׳ היה לב; both in personified); figurative of Israel as sheep Ezek 34:8; Ezek 34:22 (both ׳ היה לב) Ezek 34:28 היה בז (no לְ). On Isa 8:1; Isa 8:3 מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז see מהר .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בז & בז (bahz & baz)

2 Kings 21:14

KJV: And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
EHCC: they shall become a prey

2 Kings 30:16

EHCC: tbat prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

Ezekiel 7:21

KJV: And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
EHCC: into the hands of the strangers fora .

Ezekiel 88:12

EHCC: and to take a prey;
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