908. bada
Berean Strong's Lexicon
bada: To invent, to devise, to fabricate

Original Word: בָּדָא
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: bada
Pronunciation: bah-DAH
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-daw')
Definition: To invent, to devise, to fabricate
Meaning: to invent

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of fabricating or inventing falsehoods can be related to Greek words such as ψεύδομαι (pseudomai - G5574), meaning to lie or to speak falsely.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "bada" primarily means to invent or fabricate, often in the context of creating something that is not true or does not exist. It is used to describe the act of making up something, particularly in the context of falsehoods or lies.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, truthfulness was a highly valued virtue, and the act of fabricating or inventing falsehoods was seen as a serious moral failing. The Hebrew Scriptures emphasize the importance of truth and integrity, and the use of "bada" often carries a negative connotation, associated with deceit and falsehood. In a society where oral tradition and spoken word were paramount, the integrity of one's speech was crucial.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to devise, invent
NASB Translation
devised (1), inventing (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בָּדָא verb devise, invent (bad sense) (Mishna id., Aramaic בְּדָא, invent; compare Arabic begin, make a beginning

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
devise, feign

A primitive root; (figuratively) to invent -- devise, feign.

Forms and Transliterations
בָּדָ֣א בדא בוֹדָֽאם׃ בודאם bā·ḏā baDa bāḏā ḇō·w·ḏām ḇōwḏām voDam
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Kings 12:33
HEB: בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־ בָּדָ֣א [מִלִּבַּד כ]
NAS: which he had devised in his own heart;
KJV: [even] in the month which he had devised of his own heart;
INT: the month which had devised alone instituted

Nehemiah 6:8
HEB: מִֽלִּבְּךָ֖ אַתָּ֥ה בוֹדָֽאם׃
NAS: have not been done, but you are inventing them in your own mind.
KJV: as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
INT: mind you are inventing

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 908
2 Occurrences


bā·ḏā — 1 Occ.
ḇō·w·ḏām — 1 Occ.
















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