Bada בָּדָא
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| בָּדָא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | bada |
| Strong's number | H908 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to devise |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (1) |
Bada (Hebrew בָּדָא, Strong's H908) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to devise”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to devise, contrive, invent (bad sense)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to devise
1a2) to contrive
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to devise
1a2) to contrive
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | devised (1), feignest (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | his own choosing (1), are inventing them (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Bada, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 12:33So 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.On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 6:8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).