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Strong's H898 בָּגַד (bagad)

Bagad means “offend” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G898 — bathmos (“degree”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H898
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 39
Books 12

Strong's H898 Quick Answer

Strong's H898 בָּגַד (bagad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bagad (baw-gad') v. 1. to cover (with a garment) 2. (figuratively) to act covertly It has 39 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include treacherously, deal, deceitfully, transgress, and offend. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
bagad (baw-gad') v. 1. to cover (with a garment) 2. (figuratively) to act covertly
Usage
39 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
treacherously, deal, deceitfully, transgress, and offend

Meaning and Definition

bagad (baw-gad') v. 1. to cover (with a garment) 2. (figuratively) to act covertly 3. (by implication), to pillage [a primitive root] KJV: deal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), X very.

Original Word
בָּגַד
Transliteration
bagad
Derivation
Root: בגד
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H898. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to act treacherously

Usage: 1) to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously 1a) (Qal) to act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, offend

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How Strong's H898 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bagad, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

treacherously Judges 9:23 10× deal Isaiah 33:1 deceitfully Exodus 21:8 covereth Malachi 2:16 dealeth Isaiah 21:2 offend Psalms 73:15 transgress Psalms 25:3 unfaithfully Psalms 78:57

How Strong's H898 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 39 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H898 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H898 in the Old Testament

39 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 21:8 KJV

If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

Judges 9:23 KJV

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

1 Samuel 14:33 KJV

Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.

Usage Excerpts

First 39 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H898.

Exodus 21:8 Old Testament, KJV
If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
Judges 9:23 Old Testament, KJV
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
1 Samuel 14:33 Old Testament, KJV
Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
Job 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
Psalms 25:3 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Psalms 59:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Psalms 73:15 Old Testament, KJV
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
Psalms 78:57 Old Testament, KJV
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
Psalms 119:158 Old Testament, KJV
I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
Proverbs 2:22 Old Testament, KJV
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Proverbs 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Proverbs 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Proverbs 13:15 Old Testament, KJV
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Proverbs 21:18 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Proverbs 22:12 Old Testament, KJV
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
Proverbs 23:28 Old Testament, KJV
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Proverbs 25:19 Old Testament, KJV
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Isaiah 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
Isaiah 24:16 Old Testament, KJV
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
Isaiah 33:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Isaiah 48:8 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Jeremiah 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
Jeremiah 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
Jeremiah 3:20 Old Testament, KJV
Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:2 Old Testament, KJV
Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
Jeremiah 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Jeremiah 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
Lamentations 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Hosea 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
Hosea 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
Habakkuk 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
Habakkuk 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
Malachi 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
Malachi 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
Malachi 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
Malachi 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Malachi 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H898, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 9 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Habakkuk 2 usages, Old Testament
Malachi 5 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H898 FAQ

What does bagad (בָּגַד) mean?

Bagad (Strong's H898) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "offend". bagad (baw-gad') v. 1. to cover (with a garment) 2. (figuratively) to act covertly

How many times is bagad (בָּגַד) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 39 linked usages for Strong's H898 across 12 books.

Where can I study bagad (בָּגַד) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H898 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate bagad (בָּגַד)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as treacherously, deal, deceitfully, transgress, offend, and unfaithfully. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.