בָּדָ֣ד — Leviticus 13:46 Hebrew Word Study

בָּדָ֣ד

𐤁𐤃𐤃

badad

alone

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

H909

Leviticus 13:46 · Word #9

Lexicon `H909`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

a solitary one

Root	בדד (b-d-d)
Core Meanings	separation, isolation, solitude, being set apart
Semantic Range	alone, solitary, isolated, by oneself, apart, in separation, desolate
Conceptual Significance	This term often conveys the condition of being set apart—whether in blessing (Israel dwelling alone) or in judgment (a city sitting solitary). It expresses both physical isolation and covenantal distinctness, highlighting themes of separation, vulnerability, or divine distinction in the biblical narrative.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcmsa). Though often functioning adverbially (“alone”), its form is a masculine singular substantive.
Rendering Rationale	The noun בָּדָד is a common masculine singular absolute form derived from the root בדד, meaning to be separate or isolated. Rendering it as "a solitary one" preserves both the core idea of separateness and the masculine singular grammatical form indicated by the morphology.

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

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H906-01`	bad	a separated part
`H905-01`	badayv	its separate poles
`H905-02`	badey	separation-poles of
`H906-02`	badim	separate parts (masculine plural)
`H905-03`	bevad	in separateness
`H909-01`	boded	a separated one
`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