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בָּדַל

To divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)

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בָּדַלH914
Pronunciationbadal

What does בָּדַל (badal) mean in the Bible?

בָּדַל (badal): To divide by making a distinction; carries covenantal weight in separating Israel as holy from nations.

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What does בָּדַל (badal) mean in the Bible?

בָּדַל (badal): To divide by making a distinction; carries covenantal weight in separating Israel as holy from nations.

How does the BSB render H914?

The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include separate (2), set apart (2), who had separated themselves (2), You must distinguish (2), . . . (1).

Where does בָּדַל (badal) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (8), Ezra (6), Deuteronomy (5), Genesis (5).

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
separate2×Genesis 1:6, Ezra 10:11
set apart2×Deuteronomy 10:8, 1 Chronicles 25:1
who had separated themselves2×Ezra 6:21, Nehemiah 10:28
You must distinguish2×Leviticus 10:10, Leviticus 11:47
. . .1×Isaiah 56:3
and I have set you apart1×Leviticus 20:26
and separated1×Genesis 1:7
and single him out1×Deuteronomy 29:21
and to separate1×Genesis 1:18
and would himself be expelled1×Ezra 10:8
apart1×Leviticus 20:25
defected1×1 Chronicles 12:8
dismissed1×2 Chronicles 25:10
distinction1×Ezekiel 22:26
dividing [ the bird ] completely1×Leviticus 1:17
has separated you1×Numbers 16:9
has set you apart1×Leviticus 20:24
have built barriers1×Isaiah 59:2
have set them apart1×1 Kings 8:53
In this way you shall separate1×Numbers 8:14
kept themselves separate1×Ezra 9:1
selected1×Ezra 10:16
Separate yourselves1×Numbers 16:21
separated1×Genesis 1:4
separated themselves1×Nehemiah 9:2
set aside1×Deuteronomy 4:41
severing it1×Leviticus 5:8
Then I set apart1×Ezra 8:24
then you are to set apart1×Deuteronomy 19:2
they excluded1×Nehemiah 13:3
to distinguish1×Genesis 1:14
to separate1×Ezekiel 42:20
were set apart1×1 Chronicles 23:13
will be employed1×Ezekiel 39:14
will separate1×Exodus 26:33
will utterly exclude me1×Isaiah 56:3
You are therefore to distinguish1×Leviticus 20:25
you to set apart1×Deuteronomy 19:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:4וַיַּבְדֵּ֣לtoseparatedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 1:6מַבְדִּ֔ילtoseparateVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularGenesis 1:7וַיַּבְדֵּ֗לtoand separatedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 1:14לְהַבְדִּ֕ילtoto distinguishPreposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructGenesis 1:18וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔ילtoand to separateConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructExodus 26:33וְהִבְדִּילָ֤הtowill separateConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularLeviticus 1:17יַבְדִּיל֒todividing [ the bird ] completelyVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularLeviticus 5:8יַבְדִּֽיל׃tosevering itVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularLeviticus 10:10וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔ילtoYou must distinguishConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructLeviticus 11:47לְהַבְדִּ֕ילtoYou must distinguishPreposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:4
Aligned rows42
Books represented12
Genesis5Exodus1Leviticus8Numbers3Deuteronomy51 Kings11 Chronicles32 Chronicles1Ezra6Nehemiah3Isaiah3Ezekiel3
Source forms
לְהַבְדִּ֕יל3xlə·haḇ·dîlGenesis 1:14, Leviticus 11:47, Ezekiel 42:20
הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי2xhiḇ·dal·tîLeviticus 20:24, Leviticus 20:25
וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל2xway·yaḇ·dêlGenesis 1:4, 1 Chronicles 25:1
וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל2xū·lă·haḇ·dîlGenesis 1:18, Leviticus 10:10
הִבְדִּיל֩1xhiḇ·dîlNumbers 16:9
הִבְדִּ֤יל1xhiḇ·dîlDeuteronomy 10:8
הִבְדִּ֔ילוּ1xhiḇ·dî·lūEzekiel 22:26
הַבְדֵּ֧ל1xhaḇ·dêlIsaiah 56:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular3xGenesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, 1 Chronicles 25:1
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct3xGenesis 1:14, Leviticus 11:47, Ezekiel 42:20
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular3xLeviticus 1:17, Leviticus 5:8, Deuteronomy 4:41
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular2xEzra 6:21, Nehemiah 10:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2xEzra 10:16, Nehemiah 9:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct2xGenesis 1:18, Leviticus 10:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 19:2, Deuteronomy 19:7
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular2xLeviticus 20:24, Leviticus 20:25
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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