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It often describes an attitude of looking down upon someone or something as worthless or insignificant. This term is used in the context of moral and spiritual disdain, where individuals or groups are held in contempt due to their actions or beliefs that are contrary to God's standards.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, honor and shame were significant cultural values. To hold someone in "buz" was to publicly declare their lack of honor or worth. This could have social, religious, and legal implications, affecting one's standing in the community. The concept of contempt was not only personal but also communal, reflecting the collective values and judgments of the society.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to despise<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>despise (5), despised (1), despises (3), scorns* (1), utterly despised (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">בּוּז</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>despise</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">בַּז</font> <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/4-10.htm">Zechariah 4:10</a> (compare Kö<sup>i. 439</sup>); 3 plural <font class="hebrew2">בָּ֑זוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>; <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יָבוּז</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-9.htm">Proverbs 23:9</a>; 3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">וְתָבֻז</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/30-17.htm">Proverbs 30:17</a>; 2masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">תָּבוּז</font> (Jussive) <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">יָבוּזוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-30.htm">Proverbs 6:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-7.htm">Songs 8:7</a>; <font class="hebrew2">יָבֻזוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-1.htm">Songs 8:1</a>; <em>Infinitive absolute</em> <font class="hebrew2">בּוֺז</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-7.htm">Songs 8:7</a>; <em>Participle</em> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-12.htm">Proverbs 11:12</a> 2t.; — <em>despise, shew despite toward</em> (Wisdom Literature & poetry) with accusative <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>; with Infinitive + <font class="hebrew2">ל</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/30-17.htm">Proverbs 30:17</a>; elsewhere followed by <font class="hebrew2">ל</font> + noun, <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-30.htm">Proverbs 6:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-12.htm">Proverbs 11:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-13.htm">Proverbs 13:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-21.htm">Proverbs 14:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-9.htm">Proverbs 23:9,22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-1.htm">Songs 8:1</a>,7 (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/4-10.htm">Zechariah 4:10</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>contemn, despise utterly <p>A primitive root; to disrespect -- contemn, despise, X utterly. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בָּ֣ז בָּֽזוּ׃ בָּז־ בּ֖וֹז בוז בז בז־ בזו׃ וְתָב֪וּז ותבוז יָ֝ב֗וּז יָב֣וּזוּ יָב֥וּזוּ יבוז יבוזו תָּ֝ב֗וּז תבוז bā·zū baz bāz bāz- Bazu bāzū bō·wz bōwz boz tā·ḇūz tāḇūz taVuz vetaVuz wə·ṯā·ḇūz wəṯāḇūz yā·ḇū·zū yā·ḇūz yāḇūz yāḇūzū yaVuz yaVuzu<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/proverbs/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 1:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר אֱוִילִ֥ים <b> בָּֽזוּ׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Fools <span class="itali">despise</span> wisdom<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [but] fools <span class="itali">despise</span> wisdom<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and instruction Fools <span class="itali">despise</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/6-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 6:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לֹא־ <b> יָב֣וּזוּ </b> לַ֭גַּנָּב כִּ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Men do not despise</span> a thief if<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">[Men] do not despise</span> a thief,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not <span class="itali">despise</span> A thief if<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 11:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בָּז־ </b> לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חֲסַר־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">He who despises</span> his neighbor lacks<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of wisdom <span class="itali">despiseth</span> his neighbour:<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">despises</span> his neighbor lacks<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 13:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בָּ֣ז </b> לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The one who despises</span> the word<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Whoso despiseth</span> the word<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">despises</span> the word debt<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/14-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 14:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בָּז־ </b> לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חוֹטֵ֑א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">He who despises</span> his neighbor sins,<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">He that despiseth</span> his neighbour<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">despises</span> his neighbor sins<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/23-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 23:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תְּדַבֵּ֑ר כִּֽי־ <b> יָ֝ב֗וּז </b> לְשֵׂ֣כֶל מִלֶּֽיךָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of a fool, <span class="itali">For he will despise</span> the wisdom<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of a fool: <span class="itali">for he will despise</span> the wisdom<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> speak for <span class="itali">will despise</span> the wisdom of your words<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/23-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 23:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְלָדֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־ <b> תָּ֝ב֗וּז </b> כִּֽי־ זָקְנָ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who begot <span class="itali">you, And do not despise</span> your mother<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that begat <span class="itali">thee, and despise</span> not thy mother<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> begot not <span class="itali">despise</span> when is old<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/30-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 30:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּֽלְעַ֣ג לְאָב֮ <b> וְתָב֪וּז </b> לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ אֵ֥ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a father <span class="itali">And scorns</span> a mother,<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at [his] father, <span class="itali">and despiseth</span> to obey<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/30-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> mocks A father <span class="itali">and despiseth</span> to obey A mother<p><b><a href="/text/songs/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 8:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גַּ֖ם לֹא־ <b> יָב֥וּזוּ </b> לִֽי׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you; No <span class="itali">one would despise</span> me, either.<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I would kiss <span class="itali">thee; yea, I should not be despised.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> either No <span class="itali">despise</span><p><b><a href="/text/songs/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 8:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּיתוֹ֙ בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה <b> בּ֖וֹז </b> יָב֥וּזוּ לֽוֹ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for love, <span class="itali">It would be utterly</span> despised.<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for love, <span class="itali">it would utterly</span> be contemned.<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of his house love <span class="itali">would be utterly</span> despised<p><b><a href="/text/songs/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 8:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה בּ֖וֹז <b> יָב֥וּזוּ </b> לֽוֹ׃ ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> It would be utterly <span class="itali">despised.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/songs/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it would utterly <span class="itali">be contemned.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> love would be utterly <span class="itali">despised</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_936.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_936.htm">Strong's Hebrew 936<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/baz_936.htm">bāz — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/bazu_936.htm">bā·zū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/boz_936.htm">bāz- — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tavuz_936.htm">tā·ḇūz — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vetavuz_936.htm">wə·ṯā·ḇūz — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yavuz_936.htm">yā·ḇūz — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yavuzu_936.htm">yā·ḇū·zū — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br 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