King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H908
Transliteration: bada
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-daw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to devise, invent
Meaning: to devise, invent
Word Summary
bada: to devise, invent
Original Word: בָּדָאTransliteration: bada
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-daw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to devise, invent
Meaning: to devise, invent
Strong's Concordance
devise, feign A primitive root; (figuratively) to invent -- devise, feign.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H908. bada
בָּדָא verb devise, invent (bad sense) (Mishna id., Aramaic בְּדָא, invent; compare Arabic begin, make a beginning —
Qal Perfect בָּדָא 1 Kings 12:33; Participle suffix בּוֺדָאם (instead of בּוֺדְאָם) Nehemiah 6:8 — Jeroboam devised a feast in 8th month 1 Kings 12:33; invent accusation Nehemiah 6:8.