H1215 בֶּצַע
betsaʻ — plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
KJV: covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
Derived from בָּצַע bâtsaʻ (figuratively, to finish)
Occurs 23 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בֶ֫צַע n.m. gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
Where it occurs
- Genesis 37:26 — Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
- Exodus 18:21 — Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place…
- Judges 5:19 — “The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder…
- 1 Samuel 8:3 — His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
- Isaiah 33:15 — He who walks righteously and speaks blamelessly, he who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands…
- Isaiah 56:11 — Yes, the dogs are greedy. They can never have enough. They are shepherds who can’t understand. They have all turned to…
- Isaiah 57:17 — I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness and struck him. I hid myself and was angry; and he went on…
- Jeremiah 6:13 — “For from their least even to their greatest, everyone is given to covetousness. From the prophet even to the priest…
- Jeremiah 8:10 — Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to those who will possess them. For everyone from the…
- Jeremiah 22:17 — But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing…