בּוּזBûwz
proper name, masculine: Bâzu
Pronunciation: booz · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H938
Meanings
1. 2nd son of Nahor, Abraham's brother (Genesis 22:21; Jeremiah 25:23)
2. a Gadite (1 Chronicles 5:14)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 22:21 The oldest was named Uz, the next oldest was Buz, followed by Kemuel (the ancestor of the Arameans),
- 1 Chronicles 5:14 These were all descendants of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
- Jeremiah 25:23 I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).