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H918 · Hebrew · Old Testament
בָּדַק
Badaq
Verb
To Repair / Examine / Mend

Definition

To repair a breach, examine for damage, or restore what is broken. Used specifically of the repair of the temple in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, and figuratively of examining for defects.

Usage & Theological Significance

The verb badaq appears in the context of temple repair under Joash (2 Kings 12). Money collected at the temple door was given to workmen to repair the 'breaches' (bedeq) of the house. This carries deep theological weight: the state of God's house reflects the spiritual state of the covenant community. A neglected temple signals neglected covenant; a repaired temple signals renewed devotion. Amos speaks of God repairing 'David's fallen shelter' (Amos 9:11), and Paul describes the church as God's building (1 Corinthians 3:10–15).

Key Bible Verses

2 Kings 12:5 Let every priest receive the money from one of the treasurers, and let it be used to repair whatever damage is found in the temple.
2 Kings 12:12 They also paid the carpenters and builders and the masons and stonecutters to repair the breaches in the temple of the LORD.
2 Kings 22:5 Have these men pay the workers who repair the breaches in the temple of the LORD.
Amos 9:11 In that day I will restore David's fallen shelter — I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins.
Ezekiel 27:9 Veteran craftsmen of Byblos were on board as shipwrights to caulk your seams.

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