גְּדוּד
Transliteration
gᵊḏûḏ
Pronunciation
ghed-ood'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From גָּדַד (H1413)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 313a

Strong’s Definitions

גְּדוּד gᵉdûwd, ghed-ood'; from H1413; a crowd (especially of soldiers):—army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H1416 in the following manner: band (13x), troop (11x), army (5x), company (4x), men (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H1416 in the following manner: band (13x), troop (11x), army (5x), company (4x), men (1x).

  1. a band, troop, marauding band

    1. marauding band, raiding band

    2. troop, band (of divisions of army)

    3. foray, raid

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גְּדוּד gᵉdûwd, ghed-ood'; from H1413; a crowd (especially of soldiers):—army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).
STRONGS H1416: Abbreviations
I. גְּדוּד noun masculineGenesis 49:19 band, troop (as making inroads; others, as a division, detachment (as severed), but this usually later in Hebrew) — ג׳ absolute 1 Samuel 30:8 + 19 times; construct 2 Chronicles 25:9; plural גְּדוּדִים 2 Samuel 4:2 + 2 times; construct גְּדוּדֵי 2 Kings 6:23 + 6 times; suffix גְּדוּדָיו Job 19:12; Job 25:3; —
1. marauding band (making incursions, inroads, compare גדד) 1 Samuel 30:8, 15 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 30:23 compare 1 Chronicles 12:22, also 2 Chronicles 22:1; 1 Kings 11:24; 2 Kings 5:2; 2 Kings 6:23; 2 Kings 13:20, 21; 2 Kings 24:2 (4 times in verse) compare 2 Samuel 22:30 = Psalm 18:30, & Genesis 49:19 (see [H1410 גַּד Genesis 30:11]) Hosea 6:9; Hosea 7:1; Jeremiah 18:22; שָׂרֵי גִּדוּדִים 2 Samuel 4:2, compare וַיִּתְּנֵם בְּרָאשֵׁי הַגְּדוּד 1 Chronicles 12:19; figurative of God's attacking forces, his chastisements Job 19:12 (compare Job 25:3 below).
2. troop, of divisions of army of Israel (late) גְּדוּדֵי צְבָא מִלְחָמָה 1 Chronicles 7:4, compare 2 Chronicles 26:11; band of Israel, i.e. troop of mercenaries hired from Israel by Amaziah 2 Chronicles 25:9, 10; בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד i.e. soldiers of the band 2 Chronicles 25:13; of army in general כְּמֶלֶךְ בַּגְּדוּד Job 29:25, in simile; also Micah 4:14 בַּת־גְּדוּד of Zion.
3. foray, raid 2 Samuel 3:22.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

Genesis 49:19; Genesis 49:19

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 30:8; 1 Samuel 30:8; 1 Samuel 30:15; 1 Samuel 30:23

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:22; 2 Samuel 4:2; 2 Samuel 4:2; 2 Samuel 22:30

1 Kings

1 Kings 11:24

2 Kings

2 Kings 5:2; 2 Kings 6:23; 2 Kings 6:23; 2 Kings 13:20; 2 Kings 13:21; 2 Kings 24:2

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 7:4; 1 Chronicles 12:19; 1 Chronicles 12:22

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 22:1; 2 Chronicles 25:9; 2 Chronicles 25:9; 2 Chronicles 25:10; 2 Chronicles 25:13; 2 Chronicles 26:11

Job

Job 19:12; Job 19:12; Job 25:3; Job 25:3; Job 29:25

Psalms

Psalms 18:30

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18:22

Hosea

Hosea 6:9; Hosea 7:1