בָּדַל

Hiph`il divide, separate; Perfect הִבְדִּיל 4 Mos 16,9; 5 Mos 10,8 suffix וְהִבְדִּילוֺ consecutive 5 Mos 29,20 3 feminine singular וְהִבְדִּילָה 2 Mos 26,33 וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ 4 Mos 8,14 הִבְדִּילוּ Ezk 22,26, etc. Imperfect יַבְדִּיל 3 Mos 1,17 +; וַיַּבְדֵּל 1 Mos 1,4; 1 Mos 1,7; 1 Kron 25,1 suffix יַבְדִּילַנִי Es 56,3 וָאַבְדִּל 3 Mos 20,26 וָאַבְדִּילָה Ezr 8,24, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַבְדֵּל Es 56,3 construct לְהַבְדִּיל 1 Mos 1,14 +; Participle מַבְדִּיל 1 Mos 1,6 מַבְדִּילִים Es 59,2 —

1. divide, separate, subject God 1 Mos 1,4 followed by וּבֵין....בֵּין between light and darkness, compare v1 Mos 1,7 subject heavenly bodies v1 Mos 1,14 v1 Mos 1,18 subject firmament followed by בֵּיןלְ֗֗֗ 1 Mos 1,6 (all in P's source); 2 Mos 26,33 of the פָּרֹכֶת in tabernacle, followed by בֵּיןוּ֗֗֗בֵין֗֗֗ לָכֶם; of iniquities, separating men from God בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְבֵין Es 59,2.

2. separate, set apart, followed by מִן, of ׳י, setting off Israel from other peoples 3 Mos 20,24 (H) 4 Mos 16,9 (P); 3 Mos 20,26 followed by also לִהְיוֺת לִי; compare 1 Kong 8,53 לְךָ לְנַחֲלָה ׳הִבְדּ separate them to thyself as an inheritance; of Moses, setting apart Levites, followed by מִתּוֺח 4 Mos 8,14 of separating an individual from the people, i.e. excluding him 5 Mos 29,20, followed by also לְרָעָה; followed by מֵעַל Es 56,3 (twice in verse), i.e. excluding him; compare also Neh 13,3 followed by מִן; of setting apart (forbidding) beasts as unclean לָכֶם לְטַמֵּא 3 Mos 20,25 of setting apart the tribe of Levi ׳לָשֵׂאת וגו 5 Mos 10,8 (subject ׳י); compare also (hum. subject) 1 Kron 25,1, followed by לַעֲבֹדָה, 2 Kron 25,10 followed by Infinitive; similarly Ezr 8,24 even followed by participle Ezk 39,14 they shall set apart men עֹבְרִים, i.e. to pass through, or, men that shall pass through (RV); so of setting apart cities, accusative 5 Mos 4,41 compare 5 Mos 19,2; 5 Mos 19,7.

3. make a distinction between clean and unclean, holy and profane, followed by בֵּיןוּ֗֗֗בֵין 3 Mos 20,25 (H); 3 Mos 10,10; 3 Mos 11,47 (both P); followed by בֵּיןלְ֗֗֗ Ezk 22,26; Ezk 42,20.

4. divide into parts 3 Mos 1,17; 3 Mos 5,8 (P), prohibited in case of fowls offered in sacrifice. Niph`al Perfect נִבְדְּלוּ 1 Kron 12,8; Ezr 9,1 Imperfect יִבָּדֵל Ezr 10,8 וַיִּבָּדֵל 1 Kron 23,13 וַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ Ezr 10,16; Neh 9,2 Imperative הִבָּֽדְלוּ 4 Mos 16,21; Ezr 10,11 Participle נִבְדָּל Ezr 6,21; Neh 10,29.

1. (reflexive of Hiph`il 2)
\ \ a. separate oneself from people of the land, heathen, and their practices, also from non-Jewish wives, followed by מִן Ezr 6,21; Ezr 9,1; Ezr 10,11; Neh 9,2 absolute in same sense Ezr 10,16 (compare Sta^{G. ii. 199 & 179 n.} Wl^{Pharisäer u. Sadd. 76}).
\ \ b. withdraw from (Moses & Aaron from Israel) 4 Mos 16,21 (P), followed by מִתּוֺח.
\ \ c. separate oneself unto (אֶל) David 1 Kron 12,8.
\ \ d. Neh 10,29 combines
\ \ a. &
\ \ c. separate oneself מֵעַמֵּי הָֽאֲרָצוֺת אֶלתּֿוֺרַת הָאֱלֹהִים.

2. passive, be separated.
\ \ a. be excluded from the people, followed by מִן Ezr 10,8.
\ \ b. be set apart, of Aaron, followed by לְהַקְדִּישׁוֺ 1 Kron 23,13. — On הבדיל, & distinction from הפריד see Dr^{JPhoenician xi. 219}.