--- title: בָּגַד — act treacherously · The Tanakh dictionary description: בָּגַד (898), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 49 times: act treacherously. BDB 1906: vb. act deal treacherously. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/898.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/) / [ב](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1489.md)‎ / בָּגַד‎ # בָּגַד «בָּגַד» in the Tanakh dictionary: **act treacherously** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers. **Used:** 49 times · **Key:** 898 · **BDB:** בָּגַד ### Glosses \[those.who\].act.treacherously (8); of.\[those.who\].act.treacherously (5); they.have.dealt.treacherously (4) ### Meaning (OSHB) act treacherously [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1489/898/#m1) ### Meaning (BDB 1906) vb. act deal treacherously [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1489/898/#m2) **The whole BDB entry:** vb. act or deal treacherously— Pf. בָּֽגְדָה Je 3:20 + 14 times; Impf. יִבְגֹּד Mal 2:15 + 5 times; נִבְגַּד Mal 2:10; Inf. abs. בָּגוֹד Is 48:8; Je 5:11; cstr. בְּגֹד Is 33:1; בִּגְדוֹ Ex 21:8; Pt. בֹּגֵד Pr 22:12 + 11 times; בּוֹגֵד Is 33:1 + 10 times—act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, in the marriage relation, in matters of property or right, in covenants, in word and in general conduct. abs. 1 S 14:33; Jb 6:15 ψ 78:57; Is 24:16; 33:1(×2); 48:8 Mal 2:11. Cf. phrases אחי בגדו כמו נחל my brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook Jb 6:15; בֹּגְדִים בָּגָ֑דוּ וּבֶגֶד בּוֹגְדִים בָּגָ֑דוּ the treacherous have dealt treacherously, yea in treachery have the treacherous dealt treacherously Is 24:16 (striking alliteration); בֹּגְדֵי אָוֶן treacherous in wickedness ψ 59:6. with בְּ Ex 21:8 (E), Ju 9:23; Is 33:1(×2) Je 3:20; 5:11; 12:6; La 1:2; Ho 5:7; 6:7; Mal 2:10, 14, 15, 16. c. acc. ψ 73:15. c. מִן pregnant, בָּֽגְדָה אִשָּׁה מֵרֵעָהּ acteth treacherously (in departing) from her friend Je 3:20. The ptcp. is used Pr 2:22 + 8 times, ψ 25:3; 59:6; 119:158 Is 21:2; 24:16(×2); 33:1 Je 3:8, 11; 9:1 Hb 1:13; 2:5; בֹּגְדֵי בָ֑גֶד dealers treacherously in treachery (very treacherously) Je 12:1. Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 32 of its verses cited, 3 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 2 with the glosses (4 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «בָּגַד» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1489/898/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Proverbs 13:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.13.15/) שֵֽׂכֶל־ט֭וֹב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן׃ *Word for word:* insight good it.gives favor and.\[the\] way of.\[those.who\].act.treacherously \[is\].enduring *JPS 1917:* Good understanding giveth grace; but the way of the faithless is harsh. [Proverbs 22:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.12/) עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃ *Word for word:* the.eyes of.Yahweh they.guard knowledge and he.has.subverted \[the\].words of.\[one.who\].acts.treacherously *JPS 1917:* The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man. - ← previous: [בָּבֶל](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/894.md) - next →: [בֶּגֶד](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/899.md) - ↑ back to [ב](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1489.md)