Strong's Lexicon

H910

H910 — בָּדָד

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

HebrewbadadadverbOccurrences: 13TWOT: 201b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H910
Word:	בָּדָד
Part of Speech:	adverb
Etymology:	from H909
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	13
Transliteration:	badad
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	baw-dawd'
Meaning:	1. separate 2. adverb, separately
KJV Renderings:	alone, desolate, only, solitary.

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בָּדָד noun [masculine] isolation, separation: Isa 27:10 עִיר בְּצוּרָה בָּדָד the fenced city is isolation, i.e. is solitary (substantive for adjective : Dr^{§ 189. 2}); more usually as adverb accusative, to signify alone, Deut 32:12 especially with verbs of dwelling, Lev 13:46 בָּדָד יֵשֵׁב he shall dwell alone (literally in isolation ), Jer 15:17; Lam 1:1 ; Lam 3:28: figurative of freedom from attack, security Deut 33:28 (of Israel), Jer 49:31 (Kedar); soלְבָדָד Num 23:9 (Israel) Mic 7:14; Ps 4:9 for thou לְבָדָד לָבֶטַח תּוֺשִׁיבֵנִי makest me dwell solitarily, in safety (see Deut 33:28).

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בדד (bah-dahd’)

Numbers 23:9

KJV: For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

EHCC: the 16 shall dwell alone,

Deuteronomy 32:12

KJV: So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.

EHCC: the Lord alone did lead him,

Jeremiah 15:17

KJV: I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

EHCC: 1 at alone because of thy hand:

Micah 7:14

KJV: Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.Feed: or, Rule

EHCC: which dwell sotitarily (in) the wood,