Bazah

baw-zaw'
Parts of Speech Verb

Bazah Definition

  1. to despise, hold in contempt, disdain
    1. (Qal) to despise, regard with contempt
    2. (Niphal)
      1. to be despised
      2. to be despicable
      3. to be vile, worthless
    3. (Hiphil) to cause to despise
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
hzb
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
0959
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 224

KJV Word Usage

despise
36
contemptible
3
contemned
1
disdained
1
vile person
1
scorn
1
Total
43

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Bazah". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .