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Lexicon :: Strong's H898 - bāḡaḏ

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בָּגַד
Transliteration
bāḡaḏ
Pronunciation
baw-gad'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 198

Strong’s Definitions

בָּגַד bâgad, baw-gad'; a primitive root; to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage:—deal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), × very.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H898 in the following manner: treacherously (23x), transgressor (10x), transgress (3x), deceitfully (2x), treacherous dealer (3x), treacherous (2x), very 2 (inf. for emphasis), unfaithful man (1x), treacherous men (1x), offend (1x), unfaithfully (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H898 in the following manner: treacherously (23x), transgressor (10x), transgress (3x), deceitfully (2x), treacherous dealer (3x), treacherous (2x), very 2 (inf. for emphasis), unfaithful man (1x), treacherous men (1x), offend (1x), unfaithfully (1x).

  1. to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously

    1. (Qal) to act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, offend

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּגַד bâgad, baw-gad'; a primitive root; to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage:—deal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), × very.
STRONGS H898: Abbreviations
[בָּגַד] verb act or deal treacherously —
Qal Perfect בָּֽגְדָה Jeremiah 3:20 + 14 times; Imperfect יִבְגֹּד Malachi 2:15 + 5 times; נִבְגַּד Malachi 2:10; Infinitive absolute בָּגוֺד Isaiah 48:8; Jeremiah 5:11; construct בְּגֹד Isaiah 33:1; בִּגְדוֺ Exodus 21:8; Participle בֹּגֵד Proverbs 22:12 + 11 times; בּוֺגֵד Isaiah 33:1 + 10 times; — act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, in the marriage relation, in matters of property or right, in covenants, in word and in general conduct.
† a. absolute 1 Samuel 14:33; Job 6:15; Psalm 78:57; Isaiah 24:16; Isaiah 33:1 (twice in verse); Isaiah 48:8; Malachi 2:11. compare phrases אחי בגדו כמו נחל my brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook Job 6:15; בֹּגְדִים בָּנָ֑דוּ וּבֶגֶד בּוֺגְדִים בָּגָ֑דוּ the treacherous have dealt treacherously, yea in treachery have the treacherous dealt treacherously Isaiah 24:16 (striking alliteration); בֹּגְדֵי אָוֶן treacherous in wickedness Psalm 59:6.
† b. with בְּ Exodus 21:8 (E), Judges 9:23; Isaiah 33:1 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 3:20; Jeremiah 5:11; Jeremiah 12:6; Lamentations 1:2; Hosea 5:7; Hosea 6:7; Malachi 2:10, 14, 15, 16.
† c. with accusative Psalm 73:15.
† d. with מִן pregnant, בָּֽגְדָה אִשָּׁה מֵרֵעָהּ acteth treacherously (in departing) from her friend Jeremiah 3:20. The participle is used Proverbs 2:22 + 8 times, Psalm 25:3; Psalm 59:6; Psalm 119:158; Isaiah 21:2; Isaiah 24:16 (twice in verse); Isaiah 33:1; Jeremiah 3:8, 11; Jeremiah 9:1; Habakkuk 1:13; Habakkuk 2:5; בֹּגְדֵי בָ֑גֶד dealers treacherously in treachery (very treacherously) Jeremiah 12:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

21:8; 21:8

Judges

9:23

1 Samuel

14:33

Job

6:15; 6:15

Psalms

25:3; 59:6; 59:6; 73:15; 78:57; 119:158

Proverbs

2:22; 22:12

Isaiah

21:2; 24:16; 24:16; 24:16; 33:1; 33:1; 33:1; 33:1; 33:1; 48:8; 48:8

Jeremiah

3:8; 3:11; 3:20; 3:20; 3:20; 5:11; 5:11; 9:1; 12:1; 12:6

Lamentations

1:2

Hosea

5:7; 6:7

Habakkuk

1:13; 2:5

Malachi

2:10; 2:10; 2:11; 2:14; 2:15; 2:15; 2:16

H898

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Strong's Number H898 matches the Hebrew בָּגַד (bāḡaḏ),
which occurs 49 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:8 - If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself,[fn] he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:23 - God stirred up animosity between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:33 - Then someone said to Saul, “Look, the men are sinning against the LORD by eating meat that has blood in it.” “You have broken faith,” he said. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:15 - But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams, as the streams that overflow

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 - You, LORD God Almighty, you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to wicked traitors.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:15 - If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:57 - Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:158

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:158 - I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:22 - but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:3 - The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:6 - The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:2 - From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15 - Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:18 - The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:12 - The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28 - Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:19 - Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - A dire vision has been shown to me: The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot. Elam, attack! Media, lay siege! I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:16 - From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:1 - Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:8 - You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:11 - The LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:20 - But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you, Israel, have been unfaithful to me,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:11 - The people of Israel and the people of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:2 - Oh, that I had in the desert a lodging place for travelers, so that I might leave my people and go away from them; for they are all adulterers, a crowd of unfaithful people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:1 - You are always righteous, LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:6 - Your relatives, members of your own family— even they have betrayed you; they have raised a loud cry against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:2 - Bitterly she weeps at night, tears are on her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:7 - They are unfaithful to the LORD; they give birth to illegitimate children. When they celebrate their New Moon feasts, he will devour[fn] their fields.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:7 - As at Adam,[fn] they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:13 - Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:5 - indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:10 - Do we not all have one Father[fn]? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:11 - Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the LORD loves by marrying women who worship a foreign god.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:14 - You ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:15 - Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.[fn] So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:16 - “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the LORD, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,”[fn] says the LORD Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.
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