Buz (בוז) means contempt in Hebrew.
It can also mean boo. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
contempt, boo
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Buz.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יחס משפיל ומעליב; הסתכלות על האחר כעל חסר־ערך.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה, תִּקַּח־לָהּ פֶּן נִהְיֶה לָבוּז; הִנֵּה שָׁלַחְתִּי הַגְּדִי הַזֶּה, וְאַתָּה לֹא מְצָאתָהּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Buz is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בּוּז
- Written without vowel points
- בוז
- Said
- buz
- Root
- ב־ו־ז
- Gematria
- 15
This is how Buz is said in other languages.
- English
- contempt, boo
These words mean nearly the same as Buz.
- גנות
- זלזולdisregard
- לעג
- סלידהaversion
- שאט נפש
- תיעוב
- עלבוןinsult
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Buz.
- הערצה
- כבוד
- שבח
- הודexcellence
- תשואהacclamation
- יקר
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These words rhyme with Buz.
These words come before and after Buz in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Buz.
What does Buz (בוז) mean in Hebrew?
Buz (בוז) means contempt and boo. It is said buz, with the stress on buz.
What is a synonym for Buz (בוז)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Buz (בוז) are גנות, זלזול, לעג, סלידה, שאט נפש, and תיעוב.
What is the opposite of Buz (בוז)?
Words that mean the opposite of Buz (בוז) are הערצה, כבוד, שבח, הוד, תשואה, and יקר.
What rhymes with Buz (בוז)?
Words that rhyme with Buz (בוז) include ריכוז, חרוז, אחוז, תפוז, עכוז, and תמוז.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בוז of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.