Strong's Hebrew · H906

H906 bad

בַּד

bad

linen

Looking for Greek G906 bállō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H906. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

bad appears 23 times in Scripture, including Exodus 28:42 and Leviticus 6:10. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment

In the King James Version

linen.

Derivation

perhaps from H909 (בָּדַד) (in the sense of divided fibres);

Appears 23 times in Scripture

Leviticus 6:10

“And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.”

Exodus 28:42

“Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.”

Leviticus 16:23

“Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place, and leave them there.”

Leviticus 16:4

“He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.”

Exodus 39:28

“as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen,”

Leviticus 16:32

“The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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