Lexicon
בּוּז
buz
H0938
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Buz

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Occurrences
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Hebrew
Language

buz is used as a proper name in genealogical and list contexts in the Bible.

The supplied occurrences use the term as a proper name: in Genesis 22:21 and 1 Chronicles 5:14 it stands within family lines, while Jeremiah 25:23 includes it in an enumeration alongside other names.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in family lines and enumerations · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Genesis 22:21 the APB renders “Buz his brother” within a family list, and in 1 Chronicles 5:14 it ends a chain of descent with “son of Buz”; Jeremiah 25:23 also places the name in an enumeration with Dedan and Tema.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name directly as “Buz” in all three verses, within two family-line statements and one enumeration. It confirms the verse contexts rather than supplying a separate lexical rendering.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture