Strong's Lexicon

H905

H905 — בַּד

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbadnoun mascOccurrences: 200TWOT: 201a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H905
Word:בַּד
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H909
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:200
Transliteration:bad
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:bad
Meaning:1. (properly) separation 2. (by implication) a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying 3. (figuratively) chief of a city 4. (especially, with prepositional prefix as an adverb) apart, only, besides
KJV Renderings:alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.

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BDB910

II, III. בַּד see below I, II. בדד.


BDB913

II. בַּד, בָּ֑ד noun masculine separation, concrete part ( [untranscribed source text 502], portion) — suffix (always with לְ) לְבַדִּי , לְבַדּוֺ etc., 3 feminine plural Gen 21:28 לְבַדְּהֶן, Gen 21:29 לְבַדָּ֫נָה; —

1. with לְ, only in singular, לְבַד properly in a state of (see below לְ) separation, alone, by itself (French à part).
a. Exod 26:9 (= Exod 36:16) five curtains לְבַד by themselves, and six curtains לְבַד by themselves, Judg 7:5 him shalt thou set לבד apart, Zech 12:12-14.
b. with suffix (89 t.) to express the idea of by oneself, alone (properly in his, thy, my separation), Gen 2:18 it is not good for man to be לְבַדּוֺ alone, Gen 21:28 and A. set the seven lambs לְבַדְּהֶן by themselves (literally in their separation), Gen 32:17; Gen 43:32; 2Sam 10:8; Isa 5:8; Gen 42:38 הוּא לְבַדּוֺ he alone, Exod 18:14 אַתָּה לְבַדְּךָ thou alone, Num 11:14 אָנֹכִי לְבַדִּי I alone, 1Kgs 19:10; 1Kgs 19:14; Deut 8:3 not upon bread alone , Deut 29:13; 2Sam 13:32; 2Sam 18:24; Isa 44:24; Isa 49:21; Isa 63:3 +; after an oblique case, as a dative Exod 22:19; Judg 3:20; Ps 51:6 לְךָ לְבַדְּךָ against thee alone have I sinned; a genitive Ps 71:16 I will make mention of צִדְקָֽתְךָ לְבֶַ˜דּךָ׃ the righteousness of thee alone.
c. as adverb of limitation, Isa 26:13 only through thee do we celebrate thy name, Eccl 7:29.
d. followed by מִן it becomes a preposition, apart from, besides, Exod 12:37; Num 29:39; Deut 3:5; Deut 18:8 (read מִמְּכָרָיו with ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Aq Ew Di) Judg 8:26; Judg 20:15 and elsewhere (15 t.); once, Ezra 1:6, with עַל instead of מִן.
e. מִלְּבַד33 (probably inverted for לְבַד מִן besides) (chiefly P and late): Gen 26:1; Gen 46:26; Lev 9:17 ; Lev 23:38 (4 t.) Num 5:8 ; Num 6:21; Num 17:14 + 12 t. 28-29; Deut 28:69 ; Josh 22:29 ; 1Kgs 10:13 ; 1Chr 3:9; 2Chr 9:12; 2Chr 17:19 ; 2Chr 31:16 ; Ezra 2:65 = Neh 7:67; Dan 11:4. With suffix Deut 4:35 אֵין עוֺד מִלְּבַדּוֺ there is none else besides him (compare מִבַּלְעָדַי Isa 45:21 ).
2. concrete part Exod 30:34 ( P ) בַּד בְּבַד יִהְיֶה part for (i.e. like; compare בְּ III.3. end) part shall it be.

3. בַּדִּים parts, specifically extended from something, i.e.
(a ) of a body, members, limbs Job 18:13 (of man), Job 41:4 (of crocodile);
(b) of a vine, rods or shoots Ezek 17:6 ; Ezek 19:14
( c) of poles or staves used for carrying the ark Exod 25:13 ; Exod 25:14 ; Exod 25:15 ; Exod 35:12 ; Exod 37:4; Exod 37:5; Exod 39:35 ; Exod 40:20; Num 4:6; 1Kgs 8:7; 1Kgs 8:8 (twice in verse) (= 2Chr 5:8 ; 2Chr 5:9 (twice in verse)), or table of shewbread Exod 25:27; Exod 25:28; Exod 35:13; Exod 37:14; Exod 37:15; Num 4:8, or altar of B. O. Exod 27:6 (twice in verse); Exod 27:7 (twice in verse); Exod 35:16; Exod 38:5; Exod 38:6; Exod 38:7; Exod 39:39 ; Num 4:14 , or altar of incense Exod 30:4 ; Exod 30:5; Exod 35:15 ; Exod 37:27; Exod 37:28; Num 4:11
(d ) more generally bars (of fortress) Hos 11:6, (of a gate) Job 17:16 figurative בַּדֵּי שְׁאֹל (see Isa 38:10).
Job 17:16 read הַעִמָּדִי (for בַּדֵּי) ᵐ5 Du Dr, with נֵחָ֑ת in vb (for נָחַ֑ת).

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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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