- Original: בּצע - Transliteration: Betsa` - Phonetic: beh'-tsah - Definition: 1. profit, unjust gain, gain (profit) acquired by violence - Origin: from H1214 - TWOT entry: 267a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H1214 ; plunder; by extension gain (usually unjust): - covetousness (dishonest) gain lucre profit. Total KJV Occurrences: 22 • covetousness, 10 Exodus 18:21; Psalm 119:36; Proverbs 28:16; Isaiah 57:17; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Jeremiah 22:17; Jeremiah 51:13; Ezekiel 33:31; Habakkuk 2:9 • gain, 8 Job 22:3; Proverbs 1:19; Proverbs 15:27; Isaiah 33:15; Isaiah 56:11; Ezekiel 22:13; Ezekiel 22:27; Micah 4:13 • lucre, 1 1 Samuel 8:3 • profit, 3 Genesis 37:26; Psalm 30:9; Malachi 3:14