Lexical Definition
בַּד bad (bad) bluster H:N-M
from בָּדָא
liar, lie.
- a brag or lie
- also a liar
1) empty talk, idle talk, liar, lie
Usage: 7 forms in 7 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. [בַּד] noun masculine only Plural בַּדִּים.
a. empty, idle talk (Phoenician CIS3, 6 listen not to בדנם = Hebrew בַּדֵּיהֶם; compare vain talk), especially with collateral idea of imaginary pretensions or claims: Job 11:3 בַּדֶּיךָ מְתִיםיַחֲרִישׁוּ thy idle talk brings men to silence (|| וַתִּלְעַג), Isa 16:6 (of Moab) לֹא כֵן בַּדָּיו his boastings are not right (unfounded), hence Jer 48:30.
b. concrete empty talkers, praters (compare Late Hebrew בַּדָּאָה, Syriac , liar), of false prophets, Isa 44:25; Jer 50:36.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 11:3 |
| Isaiah | 16:6 · 44:25 |
| Jeremiah | 48:30 · 50:36 |