בָּזֹה bâzôh — scorned
Translated in the KJV as despise.
from H959; scorned.
bâzôh in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Infinitive construct 1
לִבְזֹה Isa 49:7 Infinitive construct
Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›