בָּדַל
To divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
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What does בָּדַל (badal) mean in the Bible?
בָּדַל (badal) is a Hebrew word meaning "to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)". to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc. Separation reflects covenant holiness and the safeguarding of spiritual identity. This term runs through the canonical themes of Covenant, Holiness.
Meaning
To divide by making a distinction; carries covenantal weight in separating Israel as holy from nations.
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.) BDB: be divided Usage: (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), × utterly.
Why This Word Matters
Separation reflects covenant holiness and the safeguarding of spiritual identity. Nehemiah 13:1-3
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 14×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Old Testament Witnesses
Showing 8 of 42 occurrences in the biblical text.