Strong's Lexicon

H908

H908 — בָּדָא

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

Hebrewbadaverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 200

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H908
Word:	בָּדָא
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	bada
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	baw-daw'
Meaning:	1. (figuratively) to invent
KJV Renderings:	devise, feign.

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BDB911

בָּדָא verb devise, invent (bad sense) (Mishna id., Aramaic בְּדָא, [untranscribed source text 499] invent; compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 500] begin, make a beginning) —

Qal Perfect בָּדָא 1Kgs 12:33 Participle suffix בּוֺדָאם (instead of בּוֺדְאָם) Neh 6:8 — Jeroboam devised a feast in 8th month 1Kgs 12:33 invent accusation Neh 6:8.

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בדא (bah-dah’)

1 Kings 12:33

KJV: So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth–el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.offered…: or, went up to the altar, etcand burnt…: Heb. to burn incense

EHCC: in the month which he had devised