בֶּ֝֗צַע
𐤁𐤑𐤏
betsaʻ
profit
Material profit acquired through illicit, dishonest, or violent means; can denote unjust gain, profit from exploitation, or ill-gotten wealth. The semantic range also covers broader unethical advantage, spoil, or plunder taken by force or deceit, and, in rare cases, can refer to gain or advantage generally, though typically with negative connotation.
Job 22:3 · Word #6
Lexicon H1215
| Lemma | בֶּצַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤑𐤏 |
| Transliteration | betsaʻ |
| Strong's | H1215 |
| Definition | Material profit acquired through illicit, dishonest, or violent means; can denote unjust gain, profit from exploitation, or ill-gotten wealth. The semantic range also covers broader unethical advantage, spoil, or plunder taken by force or deceit, and, in rare cases, can refer to gain or advantage generally, though typically with negative connotation. |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | profit |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1215-02
ill-gotten gain
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the act of forcibly cutting off or snatching, metaphorically extended to material gain acquired through such taking. "Ill-gotten gain" preserves the root sense of seized profit and reflects the masculine singular absolute noun form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
profit
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Simplified to 'profit', which is the direct and neutral sense in this context; the noun is general here—not specifying unethical gain. |