To despise
בּוּזStrong’s H0936buz
Appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Buz is the Hebrew word usually translated “despises”, “people will despise” and “despise”. It appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
“For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.”
Meaning
- To despise, hold in contempt, hold as insignificant(Qal) to despise, show despite toward
How it's translated
- despises 3
- people will despise 2
- they despise 1
- people despise 1
- he will despise 1
- you despise 1
- so it may despise 1
- certainly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 8
- Song of Solomon 2
- Zechariah 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 6:30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
- Proverbs 11:12He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
- Proverbs 13:13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
- Proverbs 14:21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
- Proverbs 23:9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Hebrew dictionary
בּוּז buz · to despise
1) to despise, hold in contempt, hold as insignificant 1a) (Qal) to despise, show despite toward
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “certainly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CERTAINLY, adverb
- Without doubt or question; in truth and fact.“CERTAINLY this was a righteous man” Luke 23:47
- Without failure.“He said, I will certainly return to thee” Genesis 18:10
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.