בָּדַדbâdad
be separate, isolated (Genesis 11:8; Isaiah 14:31; Hosea 8:9; Psalms 102:8)
Pronunciation: baw-dad' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H909
Same root
- בַּדbad · H905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides
- בַּדbad · H906flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
- בָּדָדbâdâd · H910separate; adverb, separately
- בְּדַדBᵉdad · H911Bedad, an Edomite
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Psalms 102:7 I lie awake, lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.
- Isaiah 14:31 Wail at the gates! Weep in the cities! Melt with fear, you Philistines! A powerful army comes like smoke from the north. Each soldier rushes forward eager to fight.
- Hosea 8:9 Like a wild donkey looking for a mate, they have gone up to Assyria. The people of Israel have sold themselves— sold themselves to many lovers.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).