Hebrew · H898, G570 · unreviewed

בָּגַד

To cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly ; by implication, to pillage · unbelief

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בָּגַד H898 to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly ; by implication, to pillage

Pronunciation bagad

Hidden destructiveness: covering conceals treacherous intent, from garment-concealment to covenant betrayal and plunder.

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ἀπιστία G570 unbelief

Pronunciation apistía

Failure to trust God's promises or character, not mere intellectual doubt about doctrine.

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What does בָּגַד (bagad) mean in the Bible?

בָּגַד · ἀπιστία is a Hebrew word meaning "treachery or betrayal".

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Meaning

treachery or betrayal

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 39×

Participle active Hab 1:13 · Hab 2:5 · Isa 21:2 · Isa 24:16 · Jer 3:8 · Jer 9:1 · Jer 12:1 · Prov 11:3 · Prov 11:6 · Prov 13:2 · Prov 13:15 · Prov 21:18 · Prov 22:12 · Prov 25:19 · Ps 59:6 · Ps 119:158 17×

Perfect Hos 5:7 · Hos 6:7 · Isa 24:16 · Isa 33:1 · Jer 5:11 · Jer 12:6 · Job 6:15 · Lam 1:2 · 1Sam 14:33 · Jer 3:20 · Mal 2:11 · Mal 2:14 · Ps 73:15 15×

Imperfect Isa 33:1 · Isa 48:8 · Mal 2:10 · Mal 2:16 4×

Infinitive absolute Isa 48:8 · Jer 5:11 2×

Jussive Mal 2:15 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 39 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Participle 17 Perfect 15 Imperfect 5 Infinitive absolute 2

Stem

Qal 39

Mood

Indicative 15 Indicative/jussive 3 Indicative/cohortative 1 Jussive 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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