913. bedil

Berean Strong's Lexicon

bedil: Tin

Original Word: בְּדִיל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: bedil
Pronunciation: beh-DEEL
Phonetic Spelling: (bed-eel')
Definition: Tin
Meaning: alloy, tin

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to separate

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "bedil," the concept of purification and removal of impurities can be related to Greek words such as καθαρίζω (katharizō - Strong's G2511), meaning "to cleanse" or "to purify."

Usage: The Hebrew word "bedil" refers to the metal tin. In the context of the Bible, it is often used metaphorically to describe impurity or dross that needs to be removed during the refining process of metals. This reflects the broader biblical theme of purification and the removal of impurities from one's life.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, tin was a valuable metal used in the creation of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin. The process of refining metals was well-known in the ancient Near East, and the removal of dross was a common metaphor for purification. Tin's role in metallurgy made it a significant material in the development of tools and weapons, contributing to the advancement of ancient civilizations.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from badal
Definition
alloy, tin, dross
NASB Translation
alloy (1), line* (1), plumb* (1), tin (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בְּדִיל noun [masculine] alloy, tin, dross (originally that which is separated from precious metal; compare Plin^{Hist. Nat. xxiv. 16, xxxiii. 9}) — ׳בּ absolute Numbers 31:22 4t.; Plural suffix בְּדִילָ֑יִךְ Isaiah 1:25; —

1 alloy, Isaiah 1:25 figurative of evil of Jerusalem, which ׳י will remove (הֵסִיר; "" סִגָ֑יִךְ).

2 tin (plumbum album) Numbers 31:22 (P; + זָהָב, כֶּסֶף, נְחשֶׁת, בַּרְזֶל, עֹפָ֑רֶת); figurative of Israel Ezekiel 22:18 (+ נְחשֶׁת, בַּרְזֶל, עוֺפֶרֶת); in simile Ezekiel 22:20 (+ id. + כֶּסֶף); as article of commerce brought to Tyre from Tarshish Ezekiel 27:12 (+ כֶּסֶף, בַּרְזֶל, עוֺפֶרֶת).

3 plummet, הָאֶבֶן הַבְּדִיל (appositive) Zechariah 4:10.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

plummet, tin

From badal; alloy (because removed by smelting); by analogy, tin -- + plummet, tin.

see HEBREW badal

Forms and Transliterations

בְּדִ֣יל בְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃ בדיל בדיליך׃ הַבְּדִ֖יל הַבְּדִ֛יל הבדיל וּבְדִ֨יל וּבְדִיל֙ ובדיל bə·ḏî·lā·yiḵ bə·ḏîl beDil bəḏîl bediLayich bəḏîlāyiḵ hab·bə·ḏîl habbeDil habbəḏîl ū·ḇə·ḏîl ūḇəḏîl uveDil

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 31:22
HEB: הַבַּרְזֶ֔ל אֶֽת־ הַבְּדִ֖יל וְאֶת־ הָעֹפָֽרֶת׃
NAS: the iron, the tin and the lead,
KJV: the iron, the tin, and the lead,
INT: the bronze the iron the tin and the lead

Isaiah 1:25
HEB: וְאָסִ֖ירָה כָּל־ בְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃
NAS: And will remove all your alloy.
KJV: thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
INT: and will remove all your alloy

Ezekiel 22:18
HEB: כֻּלָּ֡ם נְ֠חֹשֶׁת וּבְדִ֨יל וּבַרְזֶ֤ל וְעוֹפֶ֙רֶת֙
NAS: of them are bronze and tin and iron
KJV: all they [are] brass, and tin, and iron,
INT: all are bronze and tin and iron and lead

Ezekiel 22:20
HEB: וּבַרְזֶ֨ל וְעוֹפֶ֤רֶת וּבְדִיל֙ אֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ
NAS: and lead and tin into the furnace
KJV: and lead, and tin, into the midst
INT: and iron and lead and tin into the midst

Ezekiel 27:12
HEB: בְּכֶ֤סֶף בַּרְזֶל֙ בְּדִ֣יל וְעוֹפֶ֔רֶת נָתְנ֖וּ
NAS: iron, tin and lead
KJV: iron, tin, and lead,
INT: silver iron tin and lead paid

Zechariah 4:10
HEB: אֶת־ הָאֶ֧בֶן הַבְּדִ֛יל בְּיַ֥ד זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל
NAS: when they see the plumb line
INT: see stones plummet the hand of Zerubbabel

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 913
6 Occurrences

bə·ḏîl — 1 Occ.
bə·ḏî·lā·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
hab·bə·ḏîl — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḏîl — 2 Occ.