(Bada) בָּדָ֣א
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 3:06 pm
Strong's Lexicon defines this as "A primitive root; (figuratively) to invent -- devise, feign," and Brwn, Driver, Briggs reads as follows "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."
But is it only used in a bad sense, and is this sense part of the word?
(I ask because "make a beginning" doesn't seem to carry any bad sense.)
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."
But is it only used in a bad sense, and is this sense part of the word?
(I ask because "make a beginning" doesn't seem to carry any bad sense.)