bada (H908) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H908

בָּדָא

badabaw-daw'

(figuratively) to invent

1890 spelling: bâdâʼ

Gematria 7

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

(figuratively) to invent

Rendered in the KJV as

devise, feign.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

בָּדָ֣א1
בוֹדָֽאם׃1

How it is rendered · 2

[are] inventing them1
he had devised1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HVqp3ms · 1
HVqrmsc/Sp3mp · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

1 Kings1 of 2 · 50%
Nehemiah1 of 2 · 50%

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1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 12:33בָּדָ֣אbada'verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularOn the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.here: he had devised

Nehemiah1 occurrence

Nehemiah 6:8בוֹדָֽאם׃vodamverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThen I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”here: [are] inventing them

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