Word Study · Strong's H940 · Hebrew
בּוּזִי
Buzi
boo-zee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Bûwzîy
“a Buzite or descendant of Buz”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Buzite or descendant of Buz
Rendered in the KJV as
Buzite.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- הַבּוּזִי֮1
- הַבּוּזִ֗י1
How it is rendered · 1
- the Buzite2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)2
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- HTd/Ngmsa · 2
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Job2 occurrences
- Job 32:2הַבּוּזִי֮habuzithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,here: the Buzite
- Job 32:6הַבּוּזִ֗יhabuzithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.here: the Buzite
Same headword in Strong's