Hebrew

Noun

בַּד • ‎(bad) m ‎(plural indefinite בַּדִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. fabric, cloth, linen
2. screen (film or television): the fabric it is projected on.

Synonyms

• (fabric) אָרִיג
• (projector screen) אֶקְרָן

Noun

בַּד • ‎(bad) m ‎(plural indefinite בַּדִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (obsolete) branch, twig, bough, a wooden stick.
   • Exodus 25:13, with translation of the English Standard Version:

     וְעָשִׂיתָ בַדֵּי עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתָם זָהָב.‎

     You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Synonyms

• עָנָף
• עֹפִי
• פֹּארָה / פֻּארָה
• זמורה

Adjective

בַּד • ‎(bád) ‎(feminine בַּדָּה, masculine plural בַּדִּים, feminine plural בַּדּוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (obsolete, not productive) separate‏, ‏‏detached‏‏
   • Exodus 30:34, with translation of the English Standard Version:

     וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה קַח לְךָ סַמִּים נָטָף וּשְׁחֵלֶת וְחֶלְבְּנָה סַמִּים וּלְבֹנָה זַכָּה בַּד בְּבַד יִהְיֶה.‎

     The Lord said to Moses, “Take sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense (of each shall there be an equal part),

Usage notes

• It survives today in terms, such as לְבַד ‎(l'vád, “alone, apart...”) and בַּד בְּבַד ‎(bád b'vád, “simultaneously, at the same time”).

Derived terms

• לְבַד ‎(l'vád, “alone, apart, not together, on one's own; alone, sole, only”)
• בַּד בְּבַד ‎(bád b'vád, “simultaneously, at the same time”)

Noun

בַּד • ‎(bad) m ‎(plural indefinite בַּדִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (only plural) liars: people who tell lies.

Synonyms

• שַׁקְרָן ‎(shakrán)
• בַּדַּאי