בד

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בד¹

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Borrowed from Egyptian D58-U28-G1-O39 (bḏꜣ, “a piece of linen employed for a splint”).

noun בַּד · bad · בַּדִּים · בַּדִּי · בַּדֵּנוּ

  1. fabric, cloth, linen

    Similar: אָרִיג

  2. screen (film or television): the fabric it is projected on.

    Similar: אֶקְרָן

noun בַּד · bad · בַּדִּים · בַּדִּי · בַּדֵּנוּ

  1. obsolete branch, bough, a wooden stick. וְעָשִׂיתָ בַדֵּי עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתָם זָהָב.

    Similar: עָנָף, עֹפִי, פֹּארָה, פֻּארָה, זמורה

adjective בַּד · bád · בַּדָּה · בַּדִּים · בַּדּוֹת

  1. idiomatic, obsolete separate, detached וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה קַח לְךָ סַמִּים נָטָף וּשְׁחֵלֶת וְחֶלְבְּנָה סַמִּים וּלְבֹנָה זַכָּה בַּד בְּבַד יִהְיֶה.

בד²

noun בַּד · bad · בַּדִּים

  1. plural liars: people who tell lies.

    Similar: שַׁקְרָן, בַּדַּאי

In English

  • branch woody part of a tree arising from the trunk
  • cloth fabric
  • fabric material made of fibers
  • bough firm (and often larger) branch of a tree

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {בד},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%93},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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