Strong's Lexicon

H1413

H1413 — גָּדַד

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewgadadverbOccurrences: 8TWOT: 313

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1413
Word:גָּדַד
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:8
Transliteration:gadad
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:gaw-dad'
Meaning:1. to crowd 2. also to gash (as if by pressing into)
KJV Renderings:assemble (selves by troops), gather (selves together, self in troops), cut selves.

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BDB1475

[גָּדַד] verb penetrate, cut (Late Hebrew id., cut, cut out, Aramaic גְּדַד , [untranscribed source text 802], Arabic [untranscribed source text 803] cut, cut off; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 804] in derivatives) —

Qal Imperfect Ps 94:21 יָג֯וֺדּוּ עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ צַדִּיִק they attack (penetrate, make inroads upon) the life of a righteous man (Ol proposes יָגוּרוּ compare Ps 56:7; Ps 59:4 where, however, Che יגודו; si vera lectio, perhaps denominative from גְּדוּד compare Hos 6:9 & below; compare also גוד & i. 356).
Hithpo`el Imperfect יִתְגֹּדַד Jer 16:6 2 feminine singular תִּתְגֹּדֲדִי Mic 4:14, תִּתְגּוֺדָ֑דִי Jer 47:5 plural וַיִּתְגֹּדְדוּ 1Kgs 18:28 , יִתְגּוֺדָ֑דוּ Jer 5:7 + Hos 7:11 see below, תִּתְגֹּדְדוּ Deut 14:1 Participle plural מִתְגֹּדְדִים Jer 41:5
1. cut oneself, as religious (heathen) practice 1Kgs 18:28 practised also by men of Schechem, etc. in worship of ׳ י (late) Jer 41:5 for the dead, forbidden Deut 14:1 לֹא תִתְגֹּדְדוּ וְלאֹ תָשִׂימוּ קָרְחָה בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם לָמֵת, Jer 16:6 compare Jer 47:5 (subject Philistia personified); also for ᵑ0 יִתְגּוֺרָ֖רוּ Hos 7:14 Codd, they cut themselves, ᵐ5 Gr Che RVm , We Now Marti Harper (compare I, II. גּוּר).
2. gather in troops, or bands; go in troops or throngs, throng ; (denominative from גְּדוּד q. v.) compare תִּתְגֹּדֲדִי בַתגְּֿדוּד Mic 4:14 (addressed to Jerusalem); Jer 5:7 ׳ וּבֵית זוֺנָה יִתְגּ and to a harlot's house they throng.
read probably יִתְגֹּרָ֑רוּ ᵐ5 Gie Du and others.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גדד (gah-dad’)

Psalms 94:21

KJV: They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
EHCC: They gather themselves together against

1 Kings 18:28

KJV: And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.the blood…: Heb. poured out blood upon them
EHCC: they cried aloud, and cut themselves

Jeremiah 41:5

KJV: That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord.
EHCC: and having cut themselves,
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