גָּדַד

Strong’s Definition

to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1464 (גּוּד));

KJV Usage

assemble (selves by troops), gather (selves together, self in troops), cut selves.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to penetrate, cut, attack, invade
• 2.(qal) to penetrate, cut into
• 3.(hithpoel)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâdad; Pronunciation: gaw-dad'