בָּזָה

Strong’s Definition

to disesteem

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to despise, hold in contempt, disdain
• 2.(qal) to despise, regard with contempt
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(hiphil) to cause to despise

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâzâh; Pronunciation: baw-zaw'