- Original: בּדא - Transliteration: Bada' - Phonetic: baw-daw' - Definition: 1. to devise, contrive, invent (bad sense) a. (Qal) 1. to devise 2. to contrive - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 200 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; (figuratively) to invent: - devise feign. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • devised, 1 1 Kings 12:33 • feignest, 1 Nehemiah 6:8