H908 בָּדָא

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

בָּדָא

bâdâʼ · baw-daw'

Definition

(figuratively) to invent

KJV Renderings

devise, feign.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Verses (2)

1 Kings 12:33So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
Nehemiah 6:8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.