Lexicon
בָּזֹה
ba.zoh
H0960
H:V Hebrew

to despise

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ba.zoh denotes being treated with contempt, as the verse addresses one described as despised.

The attested use describes a person as subjected to contempt: in Isaiah 49:7, the infinitive construct occurs in the address to one whom the APB portrays as “despised in soul.”

Senses in use

  1. Being treated with contempt · dominant

    In Isaiah 49:7, the Qal infinitive construct occurs in an address to a person set alongside descriptions of being abhorred by a nation and serving rulers. The APB renders the verse’s description as “to the one despised in soul,”.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 49:7, the APB presents the addressed person as “despised in soul.” This wording confirms the verse’s portrayal without isolating a precise English equivalent for the form.

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