בּוּז

Strong’s Definition

to disrespect

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

contemn, despise, [idiom] utterly.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to despise, hold in contempt, hold as insignificant
• 2.(qal) to despise, show despite toward

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bûwz; Pronunciation: booz