What does בָּדָד · יָשַׁב mean in the Bible?
בָּדָד · יָשַׁב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "I sat alone".
Hebrew · H910, H3427
בָּדָד יָשַׁבְתִּי
Separate ; adverb, separately · properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell , to remain ; causatively, to settle , to marry
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בָּדָד H910 separate ; adverb, separately
Pronunciation bādād
Isolation and apartness—often involuntary or painful separation, denoting both physical and existential loneliness
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יָשַׁב H3427 properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell , to remain ; causatively, to settle , to marry
Pronunciation yāšaḇ
To sit stably encompasses judicial authority, habitation, and covenantal establishment of presence and permanence.
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What does בָּדָד יָשַׁבְתִּי (badad yashavti) mean in the Bible?
בָּדָד · יָשַׁב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "I sat alone".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H910, H3427?
H910, H3427 is connected to 1,102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. I sat alone
Strong's H910, H3427
Lexical occurrences 1,102 verses Source Gloss
I sat alone
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בָּדָד יָשַׁבְתִּי is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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