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Be alone

בָּדַדStrong’s H0909

badad (ba-dad)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Badad is the Hebrew word usually translated “isolated”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.”
Psalms 102:7 KJV
Meaning
  1. To withdraw, be separate, be isolated(Qal) an army straggler (part.)
  2. (TWOT) alone
How it's translated
  • isolated 2
  • an isolated 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Psalms 1
  • Isaiah 1
  • Hosea 1

3 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

בָּדַד badad · be alone

1) to withdraw, be separate, be isolated 1a) (Qal) an army straggler (part.) 1a1) of Ephraim (metaph.) 2) (TWOT) alone

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.