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H898 · בָּגַד

bâgad

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage

KJV gloss list in the source

deal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), [idiom] very.

Source pronunciation notation: baw-gad'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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