What does גְּדוּד mean in the Bible?
גְּדוּד is a Hebrew word meaning "a crowd (especially of soldiers)".
Hebrew · H1416
גְּדוּד
A crowd (especially of soldiers)
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גְּדוּד H1416
What does גְּדוּד mean in the Bible?
גְּדוּד is a Hebrew word meaning "a crowd (especially of soldiers)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1416?
The BSB source-word alignment has 33 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include raiders (6), - (3), the raiders (3), a band [of raiders] (2), an army (2).
Where does גְּדוּד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (8), 2 Chronicles (5), 1 Samuel (4), 1 Chronicles (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It raiders 6× 1 Samuel 30:8, 1 Samuel 30:15, 2 Kings 6:23, 2 Kings 13:20
- 3× 2 Kings 24:2
the raiders 3× 1 Samuel 30:23, 1 Chronicles 12:21, 2 Chronicles 22:1
a band [of raiders] 2× 1 Kings 11:24, 2 Kings 13:21
an army 2× 2 Samuel 22:30, Psalms 18:29
the troops 2× 2 Chronicles 25:10, 2 Chronicles 25:13
. . . 1× 1 Chronicles 7:4
[them] 1× 1 Samuel 30:15
among his troops 1× Job 29:25
bandits 1× Hosea 7:1
by assigned divisions 1× 2 Chronicles 26:11
by raiders 1× Genesis 49:19
Can His troops 1× Job 25:3
from a raid 1× 2 Samuel 3:22
His troops 1× Job 19:12
in bands 1× 2 Kings 5:2
Like raiders 1× Hosea 6:9
of his troops 1× 1 Chronicles 12:18
of raiding parties 1× 2 Samuel 4:2
of troops 1× Micah 5:1
to the troops 1× 2 Chronicles 25:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:19 גְּד֣וּד to by raiders Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 30:8 הַגְּדוּד־ to raiders Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 30:15 הַגְּד֣וּד to raiders Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 30:15 הַגְּד֥וּד to [them] Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 30:23 הַגְּד֛וּד to the raiders Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 3:22 מֵֽהַגְּד֔וּד to from a raid Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 4:2 גְדוּדִ֣ים to of raiding parties Noun - masculine plural 2 Samuel 22:30 גְּד֑וּד to an army Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 11:24 גְּד֔וּד to a band [of raiders] Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 5:2 גְדוּדִ֔ים to in bands Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:19
Aligned rows 33
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 8 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 5 Job 3 Psalms 1 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 2 Micah 1
Source forms
גְּדוּדֵ֣י 4x gə·ḏū·ḏê 2 Kings 6:23, 2 Kings 24:2
הַגְּד֔וּד 3x hag·gə·ḏūḏ 2 Kings 13:21, 1 Chronicles 12:21, 2 Chronicles 22:1
גְּד֑וּד 2x gə·ḏūḏ 2 Samuel 22:30, Psalms 18:29
גְּד֔וּד 2x gə·ḏūḏ 1 Kings 11:24, Micah 5:1
גְּד֖וּד 2x gə·ḏūḏ Jeremiah 18:22, Hosea 7:1
בַּגְּד֑וּד 1x bag·gə·ḏūḏ Job 29:25
גְּד֣וּד 1x gə·ḏūḏ Genesis 49:19
גְּדוּדֵ֨י 1x gə·ḏū·ḏê 2 Kings 24:2
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 9x 1 Samuel 30:8, 1 Samuel 30:15, 1 Samuel 30:23, 2 Kings 13:21
Noun - masculine singular 7x Genesis 49:19, 2 Samuel 22:30, 1 Kings 11:24, Psalms 18:29
Noun - masculine plural construct 6x 2 Kings 6:23, 2 Kings 24:2, 1 Chronicles 7:4
Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Samuel 4:2, 2 Kings 5:2, Hosea 6:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x 2 Kings 13:20
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 19:12
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 29:25
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 25:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a crowd (especially of soldiers)
Source Gloss
a crowd (especially of soldiers)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a crowd (especially of soldiers) BDB: band Usage: army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גְּדוּד is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain