בּוֹדֵ֣ד — Hosea 8:9 Hebrew Word Study

בּוֹדֵ֣ד

𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤃

boded

wandering alone

a primitive root; to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitary; alone.

H909

Hosea 8:9 · Word #6

Lexicon `H909`

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`q` — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation	`r` — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

a separated one

Root	בדד (b-d-d)
Core Meanings	to divide, separate, isolate, be solitary
Semantic Range	alone, solitary, isolated, dwelling apart, separated from others, desolate
Conceptual Significance	In biblical usage, בדד often conveys more than mere physical aloneness; it can signify covenantal separation, social isolation, or desolation. The term may describe both chosen withdrawal and imposed abandonment, highlighting themes of judgment, mourning, or distinct consecration.
Morphological Notes	Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute (בּוֹדֵד); functioning adjectivally or substantivally to describe a single male subject in a state of isolation.
Rendering Rationale	The form is a Qal masculine singular active participle, describing one who is in a state of separation. "A separated one" preserves the root idea of division or isolation (בדד) while reflecting the masculine singular participial form indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H906-01`	bad	a separated part
`H910-01`	badad	a solitary one
`H905-01`	badayv	its separate poles
`H905-02`	badey	separation-poles of
`H906-02`	badim	separate parts (masculine plural)
`H911-01`	bedad	Bedad ("Separation")
`H905-03`	bevad	in separateness
`H906-03`	habad	the separated-fiber linen
`H905-04`	habadim	the separated poles
`H905-05`	labadim	for the set-apart poles
`H905-06`	levad	to-separateness
`H910-02`	levadad	to solitary-separation
`H905-07`	levadah	to her alone
`H905-08`	levadam	by themselves in separation
`H905-09`	levadanah	for them (fem.) apart
`H905-10`	levadehen	to their own-separation
`H905-11`	levadekha	you by yourself
`H905-12`	levadekhem	to your apartness
`H905-13`	levadi	in my separateness
`H905-14`	levadim	for the separate poles
`H905-15`	levado	to his apartness (by himself)
`H905-16`	milevad	from apartness
`H905-17`	milevado	from his apartness
`H905-18`	mlvd	from-apartness
`H905-19`	ulevad	and to aloneness
`H905-20`	umilevad	and from apartness-of
`H906-04`	vad	a separated-fiber linen-cloth
`H905-21`	vadayv	his separate-bars
`H905-22`	vadey	separation-poles of
`H905-23`	vadeyha	her separated-branches
`H905-24`	vadim	separate poles

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Leviticus 13:46	בָּדָ֣ד	badad	alone
Isaiah 14:31	בּוֹדֵ֖ד	boded	straggler
Hosea 8:9	בּוֹדֵ֣ד	boded	wandering alone
Psalms 102:8	בּוֹדֵ֥ד	boded	alone