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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 908. בָּדָא (bada) -- To invent, to devise, to fabricate</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/908.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_kings/12-33.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/908.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 908</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/907.htm" title="907">◄</a> 908. bada <a href="../hebrew/909.htm" title="909">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">bada: To invent, to devise, to fabricate</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בָּדָא</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>bada'<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bah-DAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(baw-daw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To invent, to devise, to fabricate<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to invent<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of fabricating or inventing falsehoods can be related to Greek words such as ψεύδομαι (pseudomai - G5574), meaning to lie or to speak falsely.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "bada" primarily means to invent or fabricate, often in the context of creating something that is not true or does not exist. It is used to describe the act of making up something, particularly in the context of falsehoods or lies.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, truthfulness was a highly valued virtue, and the act of fabricating or inventing falsehoods was seen as a serious moral failing. The Hebrew Scriptures emphasize the importance of truth and integrity, and the use of "bada" often carries a negative connotation, associated with deceit and falsehood. In a society where oral tradition and spoken word were paramount, the integrity of one's speech was crucial.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to devise, invent<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>devised (1), inventing (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בָּדָא</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>devise, invent</b></font> (bad sense) (Mishna <em>id.</em>, Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">בְּדָא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb009401.gif"> <em>invent</em>; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb009402.gif"> <em>begin, make a beginning</em> — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">בָּדָא</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12-33.htm">1 Kings 12:33</a>; <em>Participle suffix</em> <font class="hebrew2">בּוֺדָאם</font> (instead of <font class="hebrew2">בּוֺדְאָם</font>) <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-8.htm">Nehemiah 6:8</a> — Jeroboam <em>devised</em> a feast in 8th month <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12-33.htm">1 Kings 12:33</a>; <em>invent</em> accusation <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-8.htm">Nehemiah 6:8</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>devise, feign <p>A primitive root; (figuratively) to invent -- devise, feign. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בָּדָ֣א בדא בוֹדָֽאם׃ בודאם bā·ḏā baDa bāḏā ḇō·w·ḏām ḇōwḏām voDam<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_kings/12-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 12:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־ <b> בָּדָ֣א </b> [מִלִּבַּד כ]</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> which <span class="itali">he had devised</span> in his own heart;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [even] in the month <span class="itali">which he had devised</span> of his own heart;<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the month which <span class="itali">had devised</span> alone instituted<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 6:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִֽלִּבְּךָ֖ אַתָּ֥ה <b> בוֹדָֽאם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> have not been done, <span class="itali">but you are inventing</span> them in your own mind.<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as thou sayest, <span class="itali">but thou feignest</span> them out of thine own heart.<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> mind you <span class="itali">are inventing</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_908.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_908.htm">Strong's Hebrew 908<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bada_908.htm">bā·ḏā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vodam_908.htm">ḇō·w·ḏām — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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