בָּזַז

Strong’s Definition

to plunder

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

catch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to spoil, plunder, prey upon, seize
• 2.(qal) to spoil, plunder, despoil
• 3.(niphal) to be spoiled, plundered
• 4.(pual) to be taken as spoil

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâzaz; Pronunciation: baw-zaz'