בּוּזִי
𐤁𐤅𐤆𐤉
Buzi
H941 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Buzi (proper name): A personal name meaning 'my contempt' or 'the contemptuous one.' Used specifically of the father of Ezekiel, the prophet, in the Hebrew Bible. The term functions exclusively as a proper noun, denoting ancestral identification rather than general usage.
Semantic Range
proper name; father of Ezekiel; personal identifier based on contempt or despising; not used generically; does not refer to a group or title
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root בּוּז (bûz, to despise, show contempt) with the possessive suffix -ִי (-î), 'my contempt' or 'contemptuous one.' As a proper name, it reflects possible symbolic, familial, or remembered quality. The name forms a proper designation derived from the verbal root.
Historical & Contextual Notes
בּוּזִי appears only in Ezekiel 1:3, identifying Buzi as the father of Ezekiel. The name is etymologically related to the root בּוּז, meaning 'despise' or 'contempt,' but as a proper name, its original intent may have been symbolic or commemorative. There is no evidence in the Hebrew Bible that Buzi himself was called this as a pejorative; rather, the name identifies Ezekiel's family line, possibly communicating a remembered characteristic or an ancestral circumstance. Later tradition transliterates the name and does not attribute further significance. The name should not be confused with the ethnonym 'Buzite' (cf. Job 32:2—בּוּזִי), which refers to an inhabitant of the region of Buz or descendant of Buz. English translations render it consistently as 'Buzi,' retaining the proper name form.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
the same as בּוּזִי; Buzi, an Israelite; Buzi.
Bantu Hebrew
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בוז (b-w-z) — despise, hold in contempt, treat with scorn
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H936 | בּוּז | they despised |
| H937 | בּוּז | contempt |
| H938 | בּוּז | Buz |
| H940 | בּוּזִי | the Buz-descendant |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H941-01 |
בּוּזִ֧י | buzi | HNp |
Buzi | My Contempt | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H941-01 |
Ezekiel 1:3 | בּוּזִ֧י | buzi | HNp |
Buzi | My Contempt |