Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “בֶּדֶק”
Understanding bedeq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
breach, [phrase] calker. - a gap or leak (in a building or a ship) 1) fissure, rent, breach, leak (in a building)
H919
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
בֶּדֶק
Phoneticbeh'-dek
Transliterationbedeq
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
breach, [phrase] calker. - a gap or leak (in a building or a ship) 1) fissure, rent, breach, leak (in a building)
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
8 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 12:8 | “And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.” Word: בֶּדֶק (bedeq) | |
| Ezekiel 27:27 | “Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.” Word: בֶּדֶק (bedeq) |