H1215 — בֶּצַע (betsaʻ)

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Strong's H1215 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: בֶּצַע (betsaʻ)

Pronunciation: beh'-tsah

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from בָּצַע (bâtsaʻ) [H1214];

Definition: plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)

KJV Renderings: covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.

Senses

  1. profit, unjust gain, gain (profit) acquired by violence

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G93 ἀδικία adikía from G94 (legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act) iniquity, unjust, unrighteousness, wrong
G458 ἀνομία anomía from G459 illegality, i.e. violation of law or (genitive case) wickedness iniquity, X transgress(-ion of) the law, unrighteousness
G459 ἄνομος ánomos from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3551 lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked
G1435 δῶρον dōron a present; specially, a sacrifice gift, offering
G3393 μίασμα míasma from G3392 ("miasma") (morally) foulness (properly, the effect) pollution
G4124 πλεονεξία pleonexía from G4123 avarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion covetous(-ness) practices, greediness
G4128 πλῆθος plēthos from G4130 a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace bundle, company, multitude
G5243 ὑπερηφανία hyperēphanía from G5244 haughtiness pride
G5539 χρήσιμος chrḗsimos from G5540 serviceable profit
G5622 ὠφέλεια ōphéleia from a derivative of the base of G5624 usefulness, i.e. benefit advantage, profit
H1214 בָּצַע bâtsaʻ a primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder; figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.