Strong's Hebrew · H909

H909 bâdad

בָּדַד

baw-dad'

be alone

Looking for Greek G909 baptismós? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H909. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

bâdad appears 3 times in Scripture, in Psalms 102:7, Isaiah 14:31 and Hosea 8:9. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitary

In the King James Version

alone.

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Hosea 8:9

“For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.”

Psalms 102:7

“I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.”

Isaiah 14:31

“Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.”

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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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