Definition
a primitive root; (figuratively) to invent
Traditional renderings: devise, feign.
Traditional renderings: devise, feign.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- 1 Kings 12:33בָּדָ֣א · of his own choosingOn the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.
- Nehemiah 6:8בוֹדָֽאם׃ · are inventing themThen I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”