What does בּוּז · καταφρονέω mean in the Bible?
בּוּז · καταφρονέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to treat with contempt or disdain".
Hebrew · H936, G2706
בָּז
To disrespect · to despise
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בּוּז H936 to disrespect
Pronunciation baz
Contempt expressed through deliberate disregard or rejection of someone's worth or authority
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καταφρονέω G2706 to despise
Pronunciation kataphronéō
Contempt expressed through dismissive thinking; to regard someone as worthless or beneath consideration
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What does בָּז (baz) mean in the Bible?
בּוּז · καταφρονέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to treat with contempt or disdain".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H936, G2706?
H936, G2706 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to treat with contempt or disdain
Source Gloss
to treat with contempt or disdain
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 11
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 11×
Imperfect Prov 6:30 · Song 8:1 · Song 8:7 · Prov 23:9 4×
Participle active Prov 11:12 · Prov 13:13 · Prov 14:21 3×
Perfect Prov 1:7 · Zech 4:10 2×
Jussive Prov 23:22 1×
Infinitive absolute Song 8:7 1×
Word Origins
בָּז is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain