בַּד
bad · bad · adverb · “alone, separation”
Bad means alone, separate — used famously of God's uniqueness («the LORD alone is God») and tenderly of those for whom it is «not good to be alone.»
Bad describes being apart, alone, separate. Adam was not to be alone — «it is not good for the man to be l'vad-do.» God provides a partner.
And bad describes God too: «the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other besides him alone (l'vad-do).» God's uniqueness and human need both meet in this small word.
Definition: properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides
KJV usage: alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).
Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.