Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
בֶּצַע
- Transliteration
- betsaʻ
- Pronunciation
- beh'-tsah
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 23
Glosses
covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
Lexicon definition
by extension, gain (usually unjust)
SUBJECT · Complete Bible Study
A strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Col. 3:5; This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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Study overview
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
Greek lexical coverage
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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources
Nave's Topical Bible
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Topic
Nave’s Topical Bible references for COVETOUSNESS.
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money; covetousness
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A strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Col. 3:5; Eph. 5:5; Heb. 13:5; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10; Matt. 6:20). It assumes sometimes the more aggravated form of avarice, which is the mark of cold-hearted worldliness.
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