בּוּז
bûz
contempt
Strong's H937NounHebrewTWOT 213a

בּוּז (bûz) is a Hebrew noun meaning contempt. It appears 11 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H937).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 213a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 213a)contempt; disrespect; contemptuously, despised, shamed
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בּוּז noun, masculine: contempt

Strong's H937 בּוּז: disrespect
KJV:contempt(-uously), despised, shamed.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 213: בּוּז bûz — despise; disrespect; contemn

See it in Scripture

Genesis 38:23Job 12:5Psalms 107:40

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