Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
plunder
Usage: spoil, booty
Strong's Number
H961
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
5
Strong's H961 Quick Answer
Strong's H961 בִּזָּה (bizzah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bizzah (biz-zaw') n-f. 1. booty [feminine of H957] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include spoil and prey. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- bizzah (biz-zaw') n-f. 1. booty [feminine of H957]
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- spoil and prey
Meaning and Definition
bizzah (biz-zaw') n-f. 1. booty [feminine of H957] KJV: prey, spoil. Root(s): H957
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H961. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H961 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bizzah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
spoil
2 Chronicles 14:14
6×
prey
Nehemiah 4:4
4×
How Strong's H961 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H961 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H961 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H961.
And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H961, grouped by book.
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H961 FAQ
What does bizzah (בִּזָּה) mean?
Bizzah (Strong's H961) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "prey". bizzah (biz-zaw') n-f. 1. booty [feminine of H957]
How many times is bizzah (בִּזָּה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H961 across 5 books.
Where can I study bizzah (בִּזָּה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H961 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bizzah (בִּזָּה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as spoil and prey. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.