The meaning of “bâdal” (H914) — בָּדַל
Understanding bâdal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), [idiom] utterly. - to divide (in ...
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בָּדַל
(make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), [idiom] utterly. - to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.) 1) to divide, separate 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to divide, separate, sever 1a2) to separate, set apart 1a3) to make a distinction, difference 1a4) to divide into parts 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to separate oneself from (reflexive of 1a2) 1b2) to withdraw from 1b3) to separate oneself unto 1b4) to be separated 1b5) to be excluded 1b6) to be set apart
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:4 | “And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) | |
| Genesis 1:6 | “And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. firmament: Heb. expansion” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) | |
| Genesis 1:7 | “And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) | |
| Genesis 1:14 | “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) | |
| Genesis 1:18 | “And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) | |
| Exodus 26:33 | “And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) | |
| Leviticus 1:17 | “And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) | |
| Leviticus 5:8 | “And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) | |
| Leviticus 10:10 | “And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) | |
| Leviticus 11:47 | “To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.” Word: בָּדַל (bâdal) |
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