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בֶּצַע H1215

H1215 is the Hebrew word בֶּצַע, transliterated betsaʻ and said beh'-tsah. The King James Version most often renders it covetousness.

Word: בֶּצַעTransliteration: betsaʻSaid: beh'-tsahLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 19 verses

What it means

plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust).

Where it comes from

from H1214 (בָּצַע).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

covetousness 7×gain 5×profit 3×no gain 1×lucre 1×or is it gain 1×dishonest gain 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.

Verses using בֶּצַע

All 19 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 37:26 · KJV

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

Exodus 18:21 · KJV

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Judges 5:19 · KJV

The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

1 Samuel 8:3 · KJV

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

Job 22:3 · KJV

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

Psalm 30:9 · KJV

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

Proverbs 1:19 · KJV

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Proverbs 15:27 · KJV

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Proverbs 28:16 · KJV

The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

Isaiah 33:15 · KJV

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

Isaiah 56:11 · KJV

Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Isaiah 57:17 · KJV

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

Jeremiah 6:13 · KJV

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.

Jeremiah 8:10 · KJV

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

Jeremiah 22:17 · KJV

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Ezekiel 22:13 · KJV

Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

Micah 4:13 · KJV

Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

Habakkuk 2:9 · KJV

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

Malachi 3:14 · KJV

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

Common questions

What does Strong's H1215 mean?

H1215 is the Hebrew word בֶּצַע (betsaʻ), meaning plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust).

How is H1215 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it covetousness (7 times), gain (5 times), profit (3 times), no gain (1 time), lucre (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1215 appear in the Bible?

בֶּצַע (betsaʻ) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1215 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1214 (בָּצַע).

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