| Easton's Bible Dictionary Contempt. (1.) The second son of Nahor and Milcah, and brother of Huz (Genesis 22:21). Elihu was one of his descendants (Job 32:2). (2.) One of the chiefs of the tribe of Gad (1 Chronicles 5:14). (3.) A district in Arabia Petrea (Jeremiah 25:23). Noah Webster's Dictionary (v. & n.) See Buzz. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BUZ; BUZI; BUZITE (1) Second son of Nahor (Genesis 22:21). The word occurs again in Jeremiah 25:23, by the side of Dedan (Genesis 10:7) and Tema (Genesis 25:15), and is probably, therefore, the name of a people living in the neighborhood of Edom. Buz and Hazo (Genesis 22:22) are probably the countries of Bazu and Chazu (the former described as full of snakes and scorpions), which Esarhaddon invaded (KB, II, 131).
(2) A Gadite ((1 Chronicles 5:14) (buzi), "an inhabitant of Buz"), a title given to Elihu, the fourth speaker in the Book of Job (Job 32:2).
Horace J. Wolf |  | Multi-Version Concordance Buz (3 Occurrences) Genesis 22:21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Chronicles 5:14 These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Jeremiah 25:23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) |