בַֽז
𐤁𐤆
baz
prey
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.
Isaiah 33:23 · Word #17
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 | prey |
SIBI-P1 Translation H957-06
plundered goods
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common; masculine singular; absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בַּז denotes the tangible result of the act of plundering—goods seized by force. As a masculine singular absolute noun, it refers collectively to plunder as a concrete spoil taken from others. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
prey
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'plundered goods' to 'prey' to better match the conventional rendering for this term when contrasted with 'plunder' above. |