בז

See also: בז׳

Hebrew

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Root
ב־ז־ז (b-z-z)

Noun

בַּז • (baz) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) booty, spoils
  2. falcon
See also
  • בְּזִיזָה

Verb

בַּז • (baz) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to take spoil
    • Tanach, Isaiah 10:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      בְּגוֹי חָנֵף אֲשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ וְעַל־עַם עֶבְרָתִי אֲצַוֶּנּוּ לִשְׁלֹל שָׁלָל וְלָבֹז בַּז ׳וּלְשִׂימוֹ׳ ״וּלְשׂוּמוֹ״ מִרְמָס כְּחֹמֶר חוּצוֹת׃
      I do send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath do I give him a charge, To take the spoil, and to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Etymology 2
Root
ב־ו־ז (b-w-z)

Verb

בָּז • (baz) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to despise, to loathe
    עכשיו אני מבין למה כולם בזים לפוליטיקאים.
    akhshav ani mevin lama kulam bazim l'folitika'im.
    Now I understand why everybody loathes politicians.
Conjugation
Conjugation of בָּז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לָבוּז
  • action noun: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בַּזְתִּיבַּזְנוּ
second בַּזְתָּבַּזְתְּבַּזְתֶּםבַּזְתֶּן
third בָּזבָּזָהבָּזוּ
present בָּזבָּזָהבָּזִיםבָּזוֹת
future first אָבוּזנָבוּז
second תָּבוּזתָּבוּזִיתָּבוּזוּתבוזנה / תָּבֹזְנָה1
third יָבוּזתָּבוּזיָבוּזוּתבוזנה / תָּבֹזְנָה1
imperative בּוּזבּוּזִיבּוּזוּבוזנה / בֹּזְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Synonyms
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