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Covetousness

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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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1215
Hebrew
בֶּצַע · betsaʻ

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בֶּצַע

H1215
Transliteration
betsaʻ
Pronunciation
beh'-tsah
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
23

Glosses

covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.

Lexicon definition

plunder

by extension, gain (usually unjust)

Greek lexical coverage

No safely matched Greek Strong’s entry

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Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Covetousness

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.

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

COVETOUSNESS

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for COVETOUSNESS.

Source: Nave's Topical Bible · View data sources

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