Bûwz — H938

Definition

masculine proper noun

Buz, the name of a son of Nahor, and of an Israelite

1. Buz = "contempt"
2. second son of Nahor, Abraham's nephew
3. a Gadite

Usually translated as

Buz

Origin

the same as H937

• Same as Bûwz (H937)

Occurrences

Bûwz occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (1)

• Genesis 22:21 — Huz his firstborn, and Buz (בּ֣וּז) his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
• 1 Chronicles 5:14 — These 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 (בּֽוּז);
• Jeremiah 25:23 — Dedan, and Tema, and Buz (בּ֔וּז), and all that are in the utmost corners,