Word Study · Strong's H1215
בֶּצַע
betsaʻ
“plunder”
- 23occurrencescanonical count
- 23tagged so farloaded book by book
- 13books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust) KJV usage: covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
23 loaded
The ledger of occurrences
Genesis 1Exodus 1Judges 11 Samuel 1Job 1Psalms 2Proverbs 3Isaiah 3Jeremiah 4Ezekiel 3Micah 1Habakkuk 1Malachi 1
Genesis1 occurrence
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?The first tagged occurrence in Genesis.
Exodus1 occurrence
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:The first tagged occurrence in Exodus.
Judges1 occurrence
The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money.The first tagged occurrence in Judges.
1 Samuel1 occurrence
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Samuel.
Job1 occurrence
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gainto him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?The first tagged occurrence in Job.
Psalms2 occurrences
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?The first tagged occurrence in Psalms.
Proverbs3 occurrences
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.The first tagged occurrence in Proverbs.
Isaiah3 occurrences
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:The first tagged occurrence in Isaiah.
Jeremiah4 occurrences
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.The first tagged occurrence in Jeremiah.
Ezekiel3 occurrences
Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.The first tagged occurrence in Ezekiel.
Micah1 occurrence
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples: and I will devote their gain unto Jehovah, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.The first tagged occurrence in Micah.
Habakkuk1 occurrence
Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!The first tagged occurrence in Habakkuk.