בֶּצַע

«בֶּצַע» in the Tanakh dictionary: gain made by violence — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 23 times · Key: 1215 · BDB: בֶ֫צַע

Glosses

unjust.gain (8); gain (6); [is.the].profit (3)

Meaning (OSHB)

gain made by violence tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit—בֶּ֫צַע Gn 37:26 + 7 times (cstr. Ju 5:19 +); בָּ֑צַע Ex 18:21 + 7 times; sf. בִּצְעֶ֑ךָ Je 22:17; בִּצְעֵךְ Je 51:13 Ez 22:13; בִּצְעוֹ Is 56:11; 57:17; בִּצְעָם Ez 33:31 Mi 4:13;—gain made by violence (nearly = plunder) Ju 5:19 Mi 4:13; more generally, unjust gain Ex 18:21 1 S 8:3 ψ 119:36 Pr 28:16 Is 33:15; 56:11; 57:17 Je 22:17; 51:13 Ez 22:13; 33:31; as acc. cogn. c. בָּצַע Pr 1:19; 15:27 Je 6:13; 8:10 Ez 22:27 Hb 2:9; profit (with selfish suggestion) מה־ב׳ Gn 37:26 Mal 3:14 cf. ψ 30:10 Jb 22:3.

Why these entries: BDB: headword without dagesh, part of speech agrees, 23 of its verses cited, 3 words shared with the glosses (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «בֶּצַע» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Proverbs 15:27

עֹכֵ֣ר בֵּ֭יתוֹ בּוֹצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע וְשׂוֹנֵ֖א מַתָּנֹ֣ת יִחְיֶֽה׃

Word for word: [is].troubling house his.own [one.who].gains.unjustly unjust.gain and [one.who].hates gifts he.will.live

JPS 1917: He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Psalms 119:36

הַט־לִ֭בִּי אֶל־עֵדְוֺתֶ֗יךָ וְאַ֣ל אֶל־בָּֽצַע׃

Word for word: incline heart my to testimonies your and not to unjust.gain

JPS 1917: Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

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