What does בָּדָד (bādād) mean in the Bible?
בָּדָד (bādād): Isolation and apartness—often involuntary or painful separation, denoting both physical and existential loneliness
Hebrew · H910
בָּדָד
Separate ; adverb, separately
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בָּדָדH910
Pronunciationbādād
What does בָּדָד (bādād) mean in the Bible?
בָּדָד (bādād): Isolation and apartness—often involuntary or painful separation, denoting both physical and existential loneliness
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How does the BSB render H910?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include alone (6), . . . (1), apart (1), lies deserted (1), lives untroubled (1).
Where does בָּדָד (bādād) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (2), Isaiah (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 Italone6×Deuteronomy 32:12, Psalms 4:8, Jeremiah 15:17, Jeremiah 49:31
. . .1×Leviticus 13:46
apart1×Numbers 23:9
lies deserted1×Isaiah 27:10
lives untroubled1×Deuteronomy 33:28
lonely1×Lamentations 1:1
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:46בָּדָ֣דto. . .Noun - masculine singularNumbers 23:9לְבָדָ֣דtoapartPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 32:12בָּדָ֣דtoaloneNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 33:28בָּדָד֙tolives untroubledNoun - masculine singularPsalms 4:8לְבָדָ֑דtoalonePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 27:10בָּדָ֔דtolies desertedNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 15:17בָּדָ֣דtoaloneNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 49:31בָּדָ֥דtoaloneNoun - masculine singularLamentations 1:1בָדָ֗דtolonelyNoun - masculine singularLamentations 3:28בָּדָד֙toaloneNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 13:46
Aligned rows11
Books represented8
Leviticus1Numbers1Deuteronomy2Psalms1Isaiah1Jeremiah2Lamentations2Micah1
Source forms
בָּדָ֣ד3xbā·ḏāḏLeviticus 13:46, Deuteronomy 32:12, Jeremiah 15:17
בָּדָד֙2xbā·ḏāḏDeuteronomy 33:28, Lamentations 3:28
בָדָ֗ד1xḇā·ḏāḏLamentations 1:1
בָּדָ֔ד1xbā·ḏāḏIsaiah 27:10
בָּדָ֥ד1xbā·ḏāḏJeremiah 49:31
לְבָדָ֣ד1xlə·ḇā·ḏāḏNumbers 23:9
לְבָדָ֑ד1xlə·ḇā·ḏāḏPsalms 4:8
לְבָדָ֔ד1xlə·ḇā·ḏāḏMicah 7:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular8xLeviticus 13:46, Deuteronomy 32:12, Deuteronomy 33:28, Isaiah 27:10
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular3xNumbers 23:9, Psalms 4:8, Micah 7:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Isolation and apartness—often involuntary or painful separation, denoting both physical and existential loneliness
Source Gloss
separate ; adverb, separately
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Isolation and apartness—often involuntary or painful separation, denoting both physical and existential loneliness
separate; adverb, separately BDB: isolation Usage: alone, desolate, only, solitary.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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