גְּדוּד

Strong’s Definition

a crowd (especially of soldiers)

Etymology & Derivation

from H1413 (גָּדַד);

KJV Usage

army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.a band, troop, marauding band
• 2.marauding band, raiding band
• 3.troop, band (of divisions of army)
• 4.foray, raid

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gᵉdûwd; Pronunciation: ghed-ood'