Lexical Definition

‎בָּדָא‎ bâdâʼ (baw-daw') to devise ^H:V
a primitive root

devise, feign.

• (figuratively) to invent

1) to devise, contrive, invent (bad sense)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to devise
1a2) to contrive

See Greek: πλάσσω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בָּדָא‎ verb devise, invent (bad sense) (Mishna id., Aramaic ‎בְּדָא‎, invent; compare Arabic begin, make a beginning —

Qal Perfect ‎בָּדָא‎ 1Kgs 12:33 Participle suffix ‎בּוֺדָאם‎ (instead of ‎בּוֺדְאָם‎) Neh 6:8 — Jeroboam devised a feast in 8th month 1Kgs 12:33 invent accusation Neh 6:8.

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