The meaning of “בַּד”
Understanding bad reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength. - properly, separation ...
בַּד
alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength. - properly, 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 1) alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone 1a) separation, alone, by itself 1a1) only (adv) 1a2) apart from, besides (prep) 1b) part 1c) parts (eg limbs, shoots), bars
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 26:1 | “And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.” Word: בַּד (bad) | |
| Leviticus 9:17 | “And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.” Word: בַּד (bad) | |
| Deuteronomy 4:35 | “Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.” Word: בַּד (bad) | |
| 1 Kings 8:8 | “And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.” Word: בַּד (bad) | |
| Esther 4:11 | “All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.” Word: בַּד (bad) |