What does בַּד (bad) mean in the Bible?
בַּד (bad): False speech rooted in emptiness; denotes both the utterance of lies and the character of the liar
Hebrew · H907
בַּד
A brag or lie ; also a liar
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בַּד H907
Pronunciation bad
What does בַּד (bad) mean in the Bible?
בַּד (bad): False speech rooted in emptiness; denotes both the utterance of lies and the character of the liar
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H907?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include about his limbs (1), But his boasting (1), her false prophets (1), His boasting (1), of false prophets (1).
Where does בַּד (bad) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 11:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Job (2), Hosea (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It about his limbs 1× Job 41:12
But his boasting 1× Isaiah 16:6
her false prophets 1× Jeremiah 50:36
His boasting 1× Jeremiah 48:30
of false prophets 1× Isaiah 44:25
Should your babbling 1× Job 11:3
the bars of their gates 1× Hosea 11:6
Show sample aligned rows
Job 11:3 בַּ֭דֶּיךָ to Should your babbling Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Job 41:12 בַּדָּ֑יו to about his limbs Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 16:6 בַּדָּֽיו׃ס to But his boasting Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 44:25 בַּדִּ֔ים to of false prophets Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 48:30 בַּדָּ֖יו to His boasting Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Jeremiah 50:36 הַבַּדִּ֖ים to her false prophets Article | Noun - masculine plural Hosea 11:6 בַדָּ֖יו to the bars of their gates Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 11:3
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Job 2 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Hosea 1
Source forms
בַדָּ֖יו 1x ḇad·dāw Hosea 11:6
בַּדָּ֑יו 1x bad·dāw Job 41:12
בַּדָּ֖יו 1x bad·dāw Jeremiah 48:30
בַּדָּֽיו׃ס 1x bad·dāw Isaiah 16:6
בַּ֭דֶּיךָ 1x bad·de·ḵā Job 11:3
בַּדִּ֔ים 1x bad·dîm Isaiah 44:25
הַבַּדִּ֖ים 1x hab·bad·dîm Jeremiah 50:36
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 4x Job 41:12, Isaiah 16:6, Jeremiah 48:30, Hosea 11:6
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 50:36
Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 44:25
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Job 11:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. False speech rooted in emptiness; denotes both the utterance of lies and the character of the liar
Source Gloss
a brag or lie ; also a liar
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
False speech rooted in emptiness; denotes both the utterance of lies and the character of the liar
a brag or lie; also a liar BDB: empty Usage: liar, lie.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Empty or false speech.
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
בַּד is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Empty boasting underscores the hollowness of Moab’s self-confidence. Isaiah 16:6-14
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain