Bad (בַּד) means bough in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bough
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bad.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ענף עבה. קורת־עץ, זמורה
וְעָשִׂיתָ בַדֵּי עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bad is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּד
- Written without vowel points
- בד
- Said
- bad
- Root
- ב־ד־ד
- Plural
- בַּדִּים
- Inflections
- ר' בַּדִּים
- Gematria
- 6
This is how Bad is said in other languages.
- English
- bough
- Russian
- ветвь
These words mean nearly the same as Bad.
- מורבית
- זמורהbranch
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Bad.
- זרד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Bad.
The word Bad is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Bad comes from the root ב־ד־ד, like these words.
This is where the word Bad comes from.
משורש ב-ד-ד משום הזמורה הנכרתת ונותרת בודדה.
These words come before and after Bad in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bad.
What does Bad (בַּד) mean in Hebrew?
Bad (בַּד) means bough. It is said bad, with the stress on bad.
What is a synonym for Bad (בַּד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bad (בַּד) are מורבית and זמורה.
What is the opposite of Bad (בַּד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bad (בַּד) are זרד.
What rhymes with Bad (בַּד)?
Words that rhyme with Bad (בַּד) include יד, שד, מעמד, אחד, עד, and מוסד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.