H0908
בָּדָא
to devise
1) to devise, contrive, invent (bad sense) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to devise 1a2) to contrive
The KJV translates H0908 in the following manner:
devised (2x), feignest (2x)
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
בָּדָא verb devise, invent (bad sense) (Mishna id., Aramaic בְּדָא, invent; compare Arabic begin, make a beginning —
Qal Perfect בָּדָא 1Kgs 12:33 Participle suffix בּוֺדָאם (instead of בּוֺדְאָם) Neh 6:8 — Jeroboam devised a feast in 8th month 1Kgs 12:33 invent accusation Neh 6:8.
2 occurrences
I Kings (1), Nehemiah (1)