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בַּד H906
H906 is the Hebrew word בַּד, transliterated bad and said bad. The King James Version most often renders it linen.
What it means
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment.
Where it comes from
perhaps from H909 (בָּדַד) (in the sense of divided fibres).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 23 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: linen.
Verses using בַּד
All 19 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 28:42 · KJV
And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
Exodus 39:28 · KJV
And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,
Leviticus 6:10 · KJV
And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
Leviticus 16:4 · KJV
He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
Leviticus 16:23 · KJV
And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
Leviticus 16:32 · KJV
And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
1 Samuel 2:18 · KJV
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
1 Samuel 22:18 · KJV
And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
2 Samuel 6:14 · KJV
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
1 Chronicles 15:27 · KJV
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
Ezekiel 9:2 · KJV
And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Ezekiel 9:3 · KJV
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
Ezekiel 9:11 · KJV
And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.
Ezekiel 10:2 · KJV
And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
Ezekiel 10:6 · KJV
And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
Ezekiel 10:7 · KJV
And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.
Daniel 10:5 · KJV
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
Daniel 12:6 · KJV
And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
Daniel 12:7 · KJV
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
Common questions
What does Strong's H906 mean?
H906 is the Hebrew word בַּד (bad), meaning flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment.
How is H906 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it linen (23 times).
How many times does H906 appear in the Bible?
בַּד (bad) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H906 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: perhaps from H909 (בָּדַד) (in the sense of divided fibres).
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