Strong’s H938 · Hebrew

בּוּז
Bûwz
booz

Definition

Buz, the name of a son of Nahor, and of an Israelite

Etymology

the same as H937 (בּוּז);

Where the KJV renders it

  • Buz

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What the first audience heard

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