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Lexicon :: Strong's H914 - bāḏal

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בָּדַל
Transliteration
bāḏal
Pronunciation
baw-dal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 203

Strong’s Definitions

בָּדַל bâdal, baw-dal'; a primitive root; to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.):—(make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), × utterly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H914 in the following manner: separate (25x), divide (8x), difference (4x), asunder (2x), severed (2x), sever out (1x), separation (1x), utterly 1 (inf. for emphasis).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H914 in the following manner: separate (25x), divide (8x), difference (4x), asunder (2x), severed (2x), sever out (1x), separation (1x), utterly 1 (inf. for emphasis).

  1. to divide, separate

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to divide, separate, sever

      2. to separate, set apart

      3. to make a distinction, difference

      4. to divide into parts

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to separate oneself from (reflexive of 1a2)

      2. to withdraw from

      3. to separate oneself unto

      4. to be separated

      5. to be excluded

      6. to be set apart

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּדַל bâdal, baw-dal'; a primitive root; to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.):—(make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), × utterly.
STRONGS H914: Abbreviations
[בָּדַל] verb be divided, separate (Arabic bdb009503 change, substitute, Mishna בָּדַל divide, Syriac bdb009504 Ithp. Ethp.) —
Hiph. divide, separate; Perfect הִבְדִּיל Numbers 16:9; Deuteronomy 10:8; suffix וְהִבְדִּילוֺ consecutive Deuteronomy 29:20; 3rd person feminine singular וְהִבְדִּילָה Exodus 26:33; וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ Numbers 8:14; הִבְדִּילוּ Ezekiel 22:26, etc. Imperfect יַבְדִּיל Leviticus 1:17 +; וַיַּבְדֵּל Genesis 1:4, 7; 1 Chronicles 25:1; suffix יַבְדִּילַנִי Isaiah 56:3; וָאַבְדִּל Leviticus 20:26; וָאַבְדִּילָה Ezra 8:24, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַבְדֵּל Isaiah 56:3; construct לְהַבְדִּיל Genesis 1:14 +; Participle מַבְדִּיל Genesis 1:6; מַבְדִּילִים Isaiah 59:2; —
1. divide, separate, subject God Genesis 1:4 followed by וּבֵין֗֗֗בֵּין between light and darkness, compare Genesis 1:7; subject heavenly bodies Genesis 1:14; Genesis 1:18; subject firmament followed by לְ֗֗֗בֵּין Genesis 1:6 (all in P's source); Exodus 26:33 of the פָּרֹכֶת in tabernacle, followed by ֗֗֗וּבֵין֗֗֗בֵּין לָכֶם; of iniquities, separating men from God בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְבֵין Isaiah 59:2.
2. separate, set apart, followed by מִן, of י׳, setting off Israel from other peoples Leviticus 20:24 (H) Numbers 16:9 (P); Leviticus 20:26 followed by also לִהְיוֺת לִי; compare 1 Kings 8:53 לְךָ לְנַחֲלָה הִבְדּ׳ separate them to thyself as an inheritance; of Moses, setting apart Levites, followed by מִתּוֺח Numbers 8:14; of separating an individual from the people, i.e. excluding him Deuteronomy 29:20, followed by also לְרָעָה; followed by מֵעַל Isaiah 56:3 (twice in verse), i.e. excluding him; compare also Nehemiah 13:3 followed by מִן; of setting apart (forbidding) beasts as unclean לָכֶם לְטַמֵּא Leviticus 20:25; of setting apart the tribe of Levi לָשֵׂאת וגו׳ Deuteronomy 10:8 (subject י׳); compare also (hum. subject) 1 Chronicles 25:1, followed by לַעֲבֹדָה, 2 Chronicles 25:10 followed by Infinitive; similarly Ezra 8:24; even followed by participle Ezekiel 39:14 they shall set apart men עֹבְרִים, i.e. to pass through, or, men that shall pass through (RV); so of setting apart cities, accusative Deuteronomy 4:41; compare Deuteronomy 19:2, 7.
3. make a distinction between clean and unclean, holy and profane, followed by וּבֵין ֗֗֗ בֵּין Leviticus 20:25 (H); Leviticus 10:10; Leviticus 11:47 (both P); followed by לְ֗֗֗בֵּין Ezekiel 22:26; Ezekiel 42:20.
4. divide into parts Leviticus 1:17; Leviticus 5:8 (P), prohibited in case of fowls offered in sacrifice.
Niph. Perfect נִבְדְּלוּ 1 Chronicles 12:8; Ezra 9:1; Imperfect יִבָּדֵל Ezra 10:8; וַיִּבָּדֵל 1 Chronicles 23:13; וַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ Ezra 10:16; Nehemiah 9:2; Imperative הִבָּֽדְלוּ Numbers 16:21; Ezra 10:11; Participle נִבְדָּל Ezra 6:21; Nehemiah 10:29.
1. (reflexive of Hiph. 2).
a. separate oneself from people of the land, heathen, and their practices, also from non-Jewish wives, followed by מִן Ezra 6:21; Ezra 9:1; Ezra 10:11; Nehemiah 9:2; absolute in same sense Ezra 10:16 (compare StaG. ii. 199 & 179 n. WlPharisäer u. Sadd. 76).
b. withdraw from (Moses & Aaron from Israel) Numbers 16:21 (P), followed by מִתּוֺח.
c. separate oneself unto (אֶל) David 1 Chronicles 12:8.
d. Nehemiah 10:29 combines a. & c. separate oneself מֵעַמֵּי הָֽאֲרָצוֺת אֶלתּֿוֺרַת הָאֱלֹהִים.
2. passive, be separated.
a. be excluded from the people, followed by מִן Ezra 10:8.
b. be set apart, of Aaron, followed by לְהַקְדִּישׁוֺ 1 Chronicles 23:13. — On הבדיל, & distinction from הפריד see DrJPhoenician xi. 219.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:4; 1:4; 1:6; 1:6; 1:7; 1:7; 1:14; 1:14; 1:18

Exodus

26:33; 26:33

Leviticus

1:17; 1:17; 5:8; 10:10; 11:47; 20:24; 20:25; 20:25; 20:26; 20:26

Numbers

8:14; 8:14; 16:9; 16:9; 16:21; 16:21

Deuteronomy

4:41; 10:8; 10:8; 19:2; 19:7; 29:20; 29:20

1 Kings

8:53

1 Chronicles

12:8; 12:8; 23:13; 23:13; 25:1; 25:1

2 Chronicles

25:10

Ezra

6:21; 6:21; 8:24; 8:24; 9:1; 9:1; 10:8; 10:8; 10:11; 10:11; 10:16; 10:16

Nehemiah

9:2; 9:2; 10:29; 10:29; 13:3

Isaiah

56:3; 56:3; 56:3; 59:2; 59:2

Ezekiel

22:26; 22:26; 39:14; 42:20

H914

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Strong's Number H914 matches the Hebrew בָּדַל (bāḏal),
which occurs 42 times in 40 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:4 - God saw that the light was good, so God separated the light from the darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:6 - God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters and let it separate water from water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:7 - So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14 - God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:18 - to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:33 - You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - and tear it open by its wings without dividing it into two parts. Finally, the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is in the fire - it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - He must bring them to the priest and present first the one that is for a sin offering. The priest must pinch its head at the nape of its neck, but must not sever the head from the body.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:10 - as well as to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:47 - to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between the living creatures that may be eaten and the living creatures that must not be eaten.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:24 - So I have said to you: You yourselves will possess their land and I myself will give it to you for a possession, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God who has set you apart from the other peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:25 - Therefore you must distinguish between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean, and you must not make yourselves detestable by means of an animal or bird or anything that creeps on the ground - creatures I have distinguished for you as unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:26 - You must be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the other peoples to be mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:14 - And so you are to separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:9 - Does it seem too small a thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel to bring you near to himself, to perform the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the community to minister to them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:21 - "Separate yourselves from among this community, that I may consume them in an instant."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:41 - Then Moses selected three cities in the Transjordan, toward the east.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8 - At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the LORD's covenant, to stand before the LORD to serve him, and to formulate blessings in his name, as they do to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:2 - you must set apart for yourselves three cities in the middle of your land that the LORD your God is giving you as a possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:7 - Therefore, I am commanding you to set apart for yourselves three cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:21 - The LORD will single him out for judgment from all the tribes of Israel according to all the curses of the covenant written in this scroll of the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:53

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:53 - After all, you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, just as you, O sovereign LORD, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 - Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:13 - The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to serve him, and to praise his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:1 - David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:10 - So Amaziah dismissed the troops that had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were very angry at Judah and returned home incensed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:21 - The Israelites who were returning from the exile ate it, along with all those who had joined them in separating themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to seek the LORD God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:24 - Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:1 - Now when these things had been completed, the leaders approached me and said, "The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the local residents who practice detestable things similar to those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:8 - Everyone who did not come within three days would thereby forfeit all his property, in keeping with the counsel of the officials and the elders. Furthermore, he himself would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:11 - Now give praise to the LORD God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents and from these foreign wives."

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:16 - So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out by name men who were leaders in their family groups. They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:2 - Those truly of Israelite descent separated from all the foreigners, standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:28 - "Now the rest of the people - the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple attendants, and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples because of the law of God, along with their wives, their sons, and their daughters, all of whom are able to understand -

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:3 - When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:3 - No foreigner who becomes a follower of the LORD should say, 'The LORD will certainly exclude me from his people.' The eunuch should not say, 'Look, I am like a dried-up tree.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:2 - But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God; your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:26 - Her priests abuse my law and have desecrated my holy things. They do not distinguish between the holy and the profane, or recognize any distinction between the unclean and the clean. They ignore my Sabbaths and I am profaned in their midst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:14 - They will designate men to scout continually through the land, burying those who remain on the surface of the ground, in order to cleanse it. They will search for seven full months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:20 - He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy and common places.
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