Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H938
בּוּז
buz · “Buz”
Used 3 times across 3 books
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21;
son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435);
brother of: Uz (H5780H), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A);
half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601)
§ Buz = "contempt"
1) second son of Nahor, Abraham's nephew
2) a Gadite
son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435);
brother of: Uz (H5780H), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A);
half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601)
§ Buz = "contempt"
1) second son of Nahor, Abraham's nephew
2) a Gadite
Where it appears
Genesis1
1 Chronicles1
Jeremiah1
In the text
Genesis 22:21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,1 Chronicles 5:14These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
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