בּוּז bûwz — to disrespect
Translated in the KJV as contemn, despise, × utterly.
a primitive root; to disrespect.
bûwz in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Imperfect (yiqtol) 5Participle (active) 3Perfect (qatal) 2Jussive 1Infinitive absolute 1
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
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 ›