בד

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ב־ד־ד (b-d-d)

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, bough, a wooden stick.
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
    • Tanach, 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
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
ב־ד־ה (b-d-h)

Noun

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

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

References

  • בד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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