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גְּדוּד H1416
H1416 is the Hebrew word גְּדוּד, transliterated gᵉdûwd and said ghed-ood'. The King James Version most often renders it bands.
What it means
a crowd (especially of soldiers).
Where it comes from
from H1413 (גָּדַד).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 30 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).
Verses using גְּדוּד
All 29 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 49:19 · KJV
Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
1 Samuel 30:8 · KJV
And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
1 Samuel 30:15 · KJV
And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
1 Samuel 30:23 · KJV
Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
2 Samuel 3:22 · KJV
And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
2 Samuel 4:2 · KJV
And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.
2 Samuel 22:30 · KJV
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
1 Kings 11:24 · KJV
And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
2 Kings 5:2 · KJV
And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
2 Kings 6:23 · KJV
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
2 Kings 13:20 · KJV
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
2 Kings 13:21 · KJV
And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
2 Kings 24:2 · KJV
And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
1 Chronicles 7:4 · KJV
And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
1 Chronicles 12:18 · KJV
Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
1 Chronicles 12:21 · KJV
And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
2 Chronicles 22:1 · KJV
And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
2 Chronicles 25:9 · KJV
And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.
2 Chronicles 25:10 · KJV
Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
2 Chronicles 25:13 · KJV
But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
2 Chronicles 26:11 · KJV
Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.
Job 19:12 · KJV
His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
Job 25:3 · KJV
Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
Job 29:25 · KJV
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Psalm 18:29 · KJV
For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
Jeremiah 18:22 · KJV
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Hosea 6:9 · KJV
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
Hosea 7:1 · KJV
When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
Micah 5:1 · KJV
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1416 mean?
H1416 is the Hebrew word גְּדוּד (gᵉdûwd), meaning a crowd (especially of soldiers).
How is H1416 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bands (8 times), troop (5 times), company (3 times), army (3 times), troops (3 times), among others.
How many times does H1416 appear in the Bible?
גְּדוּד (gᵉdûwd) is tagged in 29 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1416 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1413 (גָּדַד).
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