Strong's H961 · Hebrew
בִּזָּה
bizzâh · /biz-zaw'/
Definition
booty
KJV: prey, spoil.
Root / derivation: feminine of H957 (בַּז);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בִּזָּה across 10 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
10 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
2 Chronicles3 verses
And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
2 Chronicles 25:13But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil. the soldiers: Heb. the sons of the band
2 Chronicles 28:14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
Esther3 verses
The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
Esther 9:15For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
Esther 9:16But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
Daniel2 verses
He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. peaceably: or, into the peaceable and fat, etc forecast: Heb. think his thoughts
Daniel 11:33And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H961 (bizzâh) mean?
booty
How many times does H961 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H961 (בִּזָּה) appears in 10 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “spoil.”
How is bizzâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H961 is rendered as “spoil” (6×), “prey” (4×).
Where does the Hebrew word בִּזָּה come from?
feminine of H957 (בַּז);