Word Study · Strong's H907 · Hebrew
בַּד
bad
bad
“a brag or lie”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a brag or lie; also a liar
Rendered in the KJV as
liar, lie.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- בַדָּ֖יו1
- בַּדָּ֑יו1
- בַּדָּ֖יו1
- בַּדָּֽיו׃ ס1
- בַּ֭דֶּיךָ1
- בַּדִּ֔ים1
- הַבַּדִּ֖ים1
How it is rendered · 6
- empty boasts its2
- bars his1
- empty boasts your1
- empty talkers1
- limbs its1
- the empty talkers1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpc/Sp3ms · 4
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp2ms · 1
- HTd/Ncmpa · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
- Job 11:3בַּ֭דֶּיךָbadeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularShould your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?here: empty boasts your
- Job 41:12בַּדָּ֑יוbadavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularI cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.here: limbs its
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 16:6בַּדָּֽיו׃ סbadavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWe have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.here: empty boasts its
- Isaiah 44:25בַּדִּ֔יםbadimnoun · masculine pluralwho foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,here: empty talkers
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 48:30בַּדָּ֖יוbadavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularI know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.here: empty boasts its
- Jeremiah 50:36הַבַּדִּ֖יםhabadimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralA sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.here: the empty talkers
Same headword in Strong's