7 occurrences

'Disdain' in the Bible

Then Amnon greatly despised her. His disdain toward her surpassed the love he had previously felt toward her. Amnon said to her, "Get up and leave!"

Verse ConceptsHatredSuffering, Causes OfDefraudingMen And Women Who LovedHating Individualsheartbroken

Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering -- those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.

You made us an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.

Verse ConceptsBeing Reproved

We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.

All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

Verse Conceptsjoking

For the honor of your name, do not treat Jerusalem with contempt. Do not treat with disdain the place where your glorious throne sits. Be mindful of your covenant with us. Do not break it!

They turn to Baal; they are like an unreliable bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because their prayers to Baal have made me angry. So people will disdain them in the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsFaultsBow And Arrows, Illustrations OfRidicule, Nature OfAccuracyKilled With The Sword

Bible Theasaurus

Condescension (2 instances)
Contemn (3 instances)
Reject (99 instances)
Scorn (90 instances)
Spurn (17 instances)

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בּזה 
Bazah 
Usage: 42

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