בַּ֖ז
𐤁𐤆
baz
booty
Material goods, valuables, or livestock taken by force, especially as the result of military action—spoils, booty, plunder. Used broadly for all types of property seized from a defeated enemy, including currency, precious objects, food, livestock, and sometimes people.
Ezekiel 38:13 · Word #14
Lexicon H957
| Lemma | בַּז |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤆 |
| Transliteration | baz |
| Strong's | H957 |
| Definition | Material goods, valuables, or livestock taken by force, especially as the result of military action—spoils, booty, plunder. Used broadly for all types of property seized from a defeated enemy, including currency, precious objects, food, livestock, and sometimes people. |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | booty |
SIBI-P1 Translation H957-01
plunder
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular noun, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בַּז derives directly from the root בזז and denotes the goods obtained through violent seizure. "Plunder" preserves the root sense of forceful taking and reflects the singular absolute nominal form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
plunder
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'plunder' is a better contextual noun rendering than 'plundered goods' here for the Hebrew noun בַּז in this construct parallel to שָׁלָל. P1 can be reduced to the simpler and precise 'plunder.' |