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Lexicon :: Strong's H1416 - gᵊḏûḏ

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גְּדוּד
Transliteration
gᵊḏûḏ
Pronunciation
ghed-ood'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:19; 49:19

1 Samuel

30:8; 30:8; 30:15; 30:23

2 Samuel

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

1 Kings

11:24

2 Kings

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

1 Chronicles

7:4; 12:19; 12:22

2 Chronicles

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

Job

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

Psalms

18:30

Jeremiah

18:22

Hosea

6:9; 7:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1416 matches the Hebrew גְּדוּד (gᵊḏûḏ),
which occurs 33 times in 29 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:19 -

“As for [fn]Gad—a raiding troop shall raid him,

But he shall raid at their heels and assault them [victoriously].

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:8 - David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I pursue this band [of raiders]? Will I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue [the captives].”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:15 - Then David said to him, “Will you take me down to this band [of raiders]?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or turn me over to the hand of my master, and I will bring you down to this band.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:23 - David said, “You must not do so, my brothers, with what the LORD has given us. He has kept us safe and has handed over to us the band [of Amalekites] that came against us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:22 -

Then the servants of David came with Joab from a raid and brought a great quantity of spoil with them; but Abner was not with David at Hebron, because David had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:2 - Saul’s son had two men who were commanders of [raiding] bands [of soldiers]. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the sons (tribe) of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also considered part of [the tribe of] Benjamin,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:30 -

“For by You I can run upon a troop;

By my God I can leap over a wall.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:24 - Rezon gathered men to himself and became leader of a marauding band, after David killed those in Zobah. They went to Damascus and stayed there and they reigned in Damascus.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:2 - The Arameans (Syrians) had gone out in bands [as raiders] and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she waited on Naaman’s wife [as a servant].
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:23 - So the king prepared a great feast for them; and when they had eaten and drunk he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the marauding bands of Aram did not come into the land of Israel again.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:20 -

Elisha died, and they buried him. Now marauding bands of Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:21 - And it happened that as a man was being buried [on an open bier], they saw a marauding band [coming]; and they threw the man into Elisha’s grave. But when the [body of the] man [was being let down and] touched the bones of Elisha he revived and stood up on his feet.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:2 - The LORD sent marauding bands of Chaldeans, Arameans (Syrians), Moabites, and Ammonites against Jehoiakim. And He sent them against Judah to destroy it, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke through His servants the prophets.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:4 - With them by their generations according to their fathers’ households were 36,000 troops of the army for war, for they had many wives and children.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:18 - Then the [Holy] Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said,

“We are yours, O David,

And with you, O son of Jesse!

Peace, peace be to you,

And peace be to him who helps you;

For your God helps you.”

Then David accepted and received them and made them officers of his troops.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:21 - They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all courageous men, and [all seven] became commanders in his army.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:1 -

Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the band of men (raiders) who came with the Arabs to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:9 - Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents which I gave to the troops of Israel?” The man of God answered, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:10 - So Amaziah dismissed the troops that came to him from Ephraim, to go home. So their anger was kindled and burned greatly against Judah, and they returned home in the heat of anger.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:13 - But the troops whom Amaziah sent back, those not allowed to go with him to battle, attacked and raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 men and took a large amount of spoil.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:11 - Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which went into combat by divisions according to the number of their muster as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:12 -

“His troops come together

And build up their way and siege works against me

And camp around my tent.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:3 -

“Is there any number to His [vast celestial] armies?

And upon whom does His light not rise?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:25 -

“I chose a way for them and sat as chief,

And dwelt as a king among his soldiers,

As one who comforts mourners.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:29 -

For by You I can crush a troop,

And by my God I can leap over a wall.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:22 -

Let an outcry be heard from their houses

When You suddenly bring [a troop of] raiders upon them,

For they have dug a pit to capture me

And have hidden snares for my feet.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9 -

And as bands of robbers [lie in] wait for a man,

So a band of priests murder on the road toward [fn]Shechem [covering their crimes in that city of refuge];

Certainly they have committed crimes and outrages.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:1 -

When I would heal Israel,

The sin (guilt) of Ephraim is uncovered,

And the wickedness of [fn]Samaria,

Because they practice false dealing;

The thief enters,

Bandits ravage and raid outside.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:1 -

“Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops;

A state of siege has been placed against us.

They shall strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod (scepter).

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