בז

See also: בז׳

Hebrew

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Root
ב־ז־ז (b-z-z)

Noun

בַּז • (baz) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (Biblical Hebrew) booty, spoils
2. falcon

See also

• בְּזִיזָה

Verb

בַּז • (baz) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to take spoil
   • Tanach, Isaiah 10:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     בְּגוֹי חָנֵף אֲשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ וְעַל־עַם עֶבְרָתִי אֲצַוֶּנּוּ לִשְׁלֹל שָׁלָל וְלָבֹז בַּז ׳וּלְשִׂימוֹ׳ ״וּלְשׂוּמוֹ״ מִרְמָס כְּחֹמֶר חוּצוֹת׃

     I do send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath do I give him a charge, To take the spoil, and to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Etymology 2

Root
ב־ו־ז (b-w-z)

Verb

בָּז • (baz) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to despise, to loathe

   עכשיו אני מבין למה כולם בזים לפוליטיקאים.

   akhshav ani mevin lama kulam bazim l'folitika'im.

   Now I understand why everybody loathes politicians.

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָבוּז action noun: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	בַּזְתִּי		בַּזְנוּ
	second	בַּזְתָּ	בַּזְתְּ	בַּזְתֶּם	בַּזְתֶּן
	third	בָּז	בָּזָה	בָּזוּ
present		בָּז	בָּזָה	בָּזִים	בָּזוֹת
future	first	אָבוּז		נָבוּז
	second	תָּבוּז	תָּבוּזִי	תָּבוּזוּ	תבוזנה / תָּבֹזְנָה1
	third	יָבוּז	תָּבוּז	יָבוּזוּ	תבוזנה / תָּבֹזְנָה1
imperative		בּוּז	בּוּזִי	בּוּזוּ	בוזנה / בֹּזְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• שנא

Further reading

• H936 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible