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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1209. בֵּצָי (Betsay) -- Gain, profit, unjust gain</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1209.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/nehemiah/10-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1209.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1209</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1208.htm" title="1208">◄</a> 1209. Betsay <a href="../hebrew/1210.htm" title="1210">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Betsay: Gain, profit, unjust gain</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בֵּצַי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Betsay<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>beh-tsah'-ee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bay-tsah'-ee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Gain, profit, unjust gain<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Betsai<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root בָּצַע (batsa), meaning "to cut off" or "to gain by violence or injustice."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with unjust gain is πλεονεξία (pleonexia), which appears in the New Testament, such as in Ephesians 5:3 (BSB): "But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Betsay" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote gain or profit, often with a negative connotation of unjust or dishonest gain. It reflects the pursuit of wealth or advantage through unethical means, highlighting a moral and spiritual failing.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, economic transactions and the pursuit of wealth were governed by the Torah's ethical and moral standards. The concept of "Betsay" would have been understood as contrary to the values of justice, fairness, and community welfare. Prophets and wisdom literature often warned against the pursuit of unjust gain, emphasizing the importance of integrity and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an Isr. name<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Bezai (3).<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> <font class="hebrew2">בֵּצָ֑י</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/10-19.htm">Nehemiah 10:19</a> one of the chiefs of the people; <a href="/interlinear/ezra/2-17.htm">Ezra 2:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/7-23.htm">Nehemiah 7:23</a> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּנֵי ב</font> i.e. a family. <p><font class="hebrew2">בצל</font> (<em>strip, strip off</em>, Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb013002.gif"> I. 2; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb013003.gif">, apparently denominative) <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>Bezai <p>Perhaps the same as <a href="/hebrew/1153.htm">Bcay</a>; Betsai, the name of two Israelites -- Bezai. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1153.htm">Bcay</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בֵּצָֽי׃ בֵצָ֔י בצי בצי׃ bê·ṣāy ḇê·ṣāy bêṣāy ḇêṣāy beTzai veTzai<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/ezra/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 2:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בְּנֵ֣י <b> בֵצָ֔י </b> שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the sons <span class="itali">of Bezai,</span> 323;<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The children <span class="itali">of Bezai,</span> three hundred<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the children <span class="itali">of Bezai</span> three hundred<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/7-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 7:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בְּנֵ֣י <b> בֵצָ֔י </b> שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the sons <span class="itali">of Bezai,</span> 324;<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The children <span class="itali">of Bezai,</span> three hundred<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/7-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the children <span class="itali">of Bezai</span> three hundred<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/10-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 10:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הוֹדִיָּ֥ה חָשֻׁ֖ם <b> בֵּצָֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Hodiah, Hashum, <span class="itali">Bezai,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Hodijah, Hashum, <span class="itali">Bezai,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/10-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Hodiah Hashum <span class="itali">Bezai</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1209.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1209.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1209<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/betzai_1209.htm">bê·ṣāy — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vetzai_1209.htm">ḇê·ṣāy — 2 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'; 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