הִבָּ֣דְל֔וּ
𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤅
hibadelu
Separate yourselves
a primitive root; to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.); (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), [idiom] utterly.
Numbers 16:21 · Word #1
Lexicon H914
| Lemma | בָּדַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤃𐤋 |
| Transliteration | bâdal |
| Strong's | H914 |
| In-context | Separate yourselves |
Morphology HVNv2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H914-03
You men, set yourselves apart
| Root | בדל (b-d-l) |
| Core Meanings | divide, separate, distinguish, set apart, make a distinction |
| Semantic Range | to be separated, to separate oneself, to be distinguished, to make a distinction, to be set apart for a purpose, to sever from association |
| Conceptual Significance | בדל is central to biblical concepts of holiness and covenant identity, marking distinctions between holy and common, clean and unclean, Israel and the nations. Commands to "set yourselves apart" often signal a call to covenant faithfulness and consecrated living. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb from בדל in the Niphal stem; imperative, 2nd person masculine plural. The Niphal gives a reflexive/passive sense ("be separated" or "separate yourselves"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The root בדל carries the idea of dividing or setting apart. In the Niphal stem it is reflexive or passive, and here in the 2nd person masculine plural imperative it calls the addressed group to act upon themselves. "You men, set yourselves apart" preserves the reflexive force and clearly reflects the masculine plural command form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בדל (divide, separate, distinguish, set apart, make a distinction)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H913-01 |
bedil | separated alloy (tin) |
H913-02 |
bedilayikhe | your separated alloys |
H913-03 |
habedil | the separated-alloy |
Word Usage (42 occurrences of H914)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:4 | וַ/יַּבְדֵּ֣ל | vayavedel | and separated |
| Genesis 1:6 | מַבְדִּ֔יל | mavedil | separating |
| Genesis 1:7 | וַ/יַּבְדֵּ֗ל | vayavedel | and he separated |