לְ/בָדָ֣ד — Numbers 23:9 Hebrew Word Study

לְ/בָדָ֣ד

𐤋/𐤁𐤃𐤃

levadad

alone

from בָּדַד; separate; adverb, separately; alone, desolate, only, solitary.

Numbers 23:9 · Word #9

Lexicon `H910`

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

to solitary-separation

Root	בדד (b-d-d)
Core Meanings	separation, isolation, solitude, withdrawal
Semantic Range	alone, by oneself, in isolation, separately, in desolation, in solitary dwelling
Conceptual Significance	בדד often conveys physical solitude, social isolation, or covenantal distinctness (e.g., Israel dwelling apart). It can describe both chosen separateness and imposed desolation, highlighting themes of holiness, judgment, or vulnerability in biblical theology.
Morphological Notes	Masculine singular common noun in the absolute state (Ncmsa) with prefixed preposition לְ. Though used adverbially in context, the form remains a singular noun meaning "separation" or "solitude."
Rendering Rationale	The noun בָּדָד is a masculine singular absolute form meaning "separation" or "solitary isolation." With the prefixed לְ ("to/for"), it functions adverbially. "To solitary-separation" preserves the core idea of isolation inherent in the root בדד while reflecting the singular noun form with its prefixed preposition.

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

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H906-01`	bad	a separated part
`H905-01`	bad	a solitary piece
`H910-01`	badad	a solitary one
`H909-01`	badad	a solitary one
`H907-01`	badayv	its separate-poles
`H905-02`	badayv	its separate poles
`H905-03`	badey	separation-poles of
`H905-04`	badim	separate poles
`H906-02`	badim	separate parts (masculine plural)
`H911-01`	bedad	Bedad ("Separation")
`H905-05`	bevad	in separateness
`H909-02`	boded	a separated one
`H906-03`	habad	the separated-fiber linen
`H907-04`	habadim	the separate poles
`H905-06`	habadim	the separated poles
`H906-04`	habadim	the separate poles
`H905-07`	labadim	for the set-apart poles
`H905-08`	levad	to-separateness
`H905-09`	levadah	to her alone
`H905-10`	levadam	by themselves in separation
`H905-11`	levadanah	for them (fem.) apart
`H905-12`	levadehen	to their own-separation
`H905-13`	levadekha	you by yourself
`H905-14`	levadekhem	to your apartness
`H905-15`	levadi	in my separateness
`H905-16`	levadim	for the separate poles
`H905-17`	levado	to his apartness (by himself)
`H905-18`	milevad	from apartness
`H905-19`	milevado	from his apartness
`H905-20`	mlvd	from-apartness
`H905-21`	ulevad	and to aloneness
`H905-22`	umilevad	and from apartness-of
`H906-05`	vad	a separated-fiber linen-cloth
`H910-03`	vadad	a solitary one
`H905-23`	vadayv	his separate-bars
`H905-24`	vadey	separation-poles of
`H905-25`	vadeyha	her separated-branches
`H905-26`	vadim	separate poles

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Numbers 23:9	לְ/בָדָ֣ד	levadad	alone
Deuteronomy 32:12	בָּדָ֣ד	badad	alone
Deuteronomy 33:28	בָּדָד֙	badad	alone
Isaiah 27:10	בָּדָ֔ד	badad	solitary
Jeremiah 15:17	בָּדָ֣ד	badad	alone
Jeremiah 49:31	בָּדָ֥ד	badad	alone
Micah 7:14	לְ/בָדָ֔ד	levadad	alone
Psalms 4:9	לְ/בָדָ֑ד	levadad	alone
Lamentations 1:1	בָדָ֗ד	vadad	alone
Lamentations 3:28	בָּדָד֙	badad	alone