1413. gadad
Lexicon
gadad: To cut, to gather, to band together

Original Word: גָּדַד
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: gadad
Pronunciation: gah-dad'
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-dad')
Definition: To cut, to gather, to band together
Meaning: to crowd, to gash

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
assemble selves by troops, gather selves together, self in troops, cut selves

A primitive root (compare guwd); to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into) -- assemble (selves by troops), gather (selves together, self in troops), cut selves.

see HEBREW guwd

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to penetrate, cut
NASB Translation
cut (2), gash (2), gashed (1), muster yourselves in troops (1), together (1), trooped (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גָּדַד] verb penetrate, cut (Late Hebrew id., cut, cut out, Aramaic גְּדַד, , Arabic cut, cut off; Ethiopic in derivatives) —

Qal Imperfect Psalm 94:21 יָג֯וֺדּוּ עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ צַדִּיִק they attack (penetrate, make inroads upon) the life of a righteous man (Ol proposes יָגוּרוּ compare Psalm 56:7; Psalm 59:4 where, however, Che יגודו; si vera lectio, perhaps denominative from גְּדוּד compare Hosea 6:9 & below; compare also גוד & Köi. 356).

Hithpo`el Imperfect יִתְגֹּדַד Jeremiah 16:6; 2feminine singular תִּתְגֹּדֲדִי Micah 4:14, תִּתְגּוֺדָ֑דִי Jeremiah 47:5; plural וַיִּתְגֹּדְדוּ 1 Kings 18:28, יִתְגּוֺדָ֑דוּ Jeremiah 5:7 + Hosea 7:11 see below, תִּתְגֹּדְדוּ Deuteronomy 14:1; Participle plural מִתְגֹּדְדִים Jeremiah 41:5; —

1 cut oneself, as religious (heathen) practice 1 Kings 18:28; practised also by men of Schechem, etc. in worship of ׳י (late) Jeremiah 41:5; for the dead, forbidden Deuteronomy 14:1 לֹא תִתְגֹּדְדוּ וְלאֹ תָשִׂימוּ קָרְחָה בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם לָמֵת, Jeremiah 16:6; compare Jeremiah 47:5 (subject Philistia personified); also for ᵑ0 יִתְגּוֺרָ֖רוּ Hosea 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 Micah 4:14 (addressed to Jerusalem); Jeremiah 5:7 ׳וּבֵית זוֺנָה יִתְגּ and to a harlot's house they throng. **read probably יִתְגֹּרָ֑רוּ ᵐ5 Gie Du and others.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G2340 (thrausma): Refers to a fracture or breaking, which can metaphorically relate to the act of gashing or cutting.
G2647 (katalyo): Means to destroy or dismantle, which can be conceptually linked to the destructive nature of gashing.
G2875 (kopto): To cut or strike, often used in the context of mourning or lamentation, similar to the Hebrew practice of gashing oneself in grief.

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew verb גָּדַד (gadad), its cultural and religious implications, and its connections to similar Greek terms, offering insight into the ancient practices and prohibitions surrounding this term.

Usage: The verb גָּדַד (gadad) is used in the context of assembling or crowding together, often with a connotation of cutting or gashing, as seen in ritualistic or mourning practices.

Context: • The Hebrew verb גָּדַד (gadad) appears in the Old Testament with the primary sense of gathering or crowding together. It is often associated with practices of self-inflicted wounds or gashing, particularly in the context of mourning or idolatrous rituals. This practice was common among certain ancient Near Eastern cultures as a form of expressing grief or devotion.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is used in contexts that highlight the physical act of cutting or gashing oneself, often as a sign of deep emotional distress or religious fervor. For example, in 1 Kings 18:28, the prophets of Baal "cut themselves with swords and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them."
• The act of gashing is explicitly prohibited in the Mosaic Law, as seen in Leviticus 19:28, which forbids making cuttings in the flesh for the dead, indicating a clear distinction between Israelite practices and those of surrounding nations.
• The term also appears in Micah 5:1, where it is used metaphorically to describe the gathering of troops or a siege, illustrating the versatility of the root in conveying both physical and metaphorical crowding or assembling.

Forms and Transliterations
וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙ וּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑ים ויתגדדו ומתגדדים יִתְגֹּדַ֔ד יִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃ יָ֭גוֹדּוּ יגודו יתגדד יתגדדו׃ תִּתְגֹּדְדִ֣י תִּתְגּוֹדָֽדִי׃ תִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּ תתגדדו תתגדדי תתגודדי׃ tiṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏî ṯiṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏū tiṯ·gō·w·ḏā·ḏî titgoDadi titgodeDi tiṯgōḏəḏî titgodeDu ṯiṯgōḏəḏū tiṯgōwḏāḏî ū·miṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏîm umitgodeDim ūmiṯgōḏəḏîm vaiyitgodeDu way·yiṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏū wayyiṯgōḏəḏū yā·ḡō·w·dū Yagodu yāḡōwdū yiṯ·gō·ḏā·ḏū yiṯ·gō·ḏaḏ yitgoDad yiṯgōḏaḏ yitgoDadu yiṯgōḏāḏū
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Englishman's Concordance
Deuteronomy 14:1
HEB: אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם לֹ֣א תִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּ וְלֹֽא־ תָשִׂ֧ימוּ
NAS: your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor
KJV: your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make
INT: your God nor cut nor make

1 Kings 18:28
HEB: בְּק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹל וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙ כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם בַּחֲרָב֖וֹת
NAS: voice and cut themselves according to their custom
KJV: aloud, and cut themselves after their manner
INT: voice A loud and cut to their custom swords

Psalm 94:21
HEB: יָ֭גוֹדּוּ עַל־ נֶ֣פֶשׁ
NAS: They band themselves together against
KJV: They gather themselves together against the soul
INT: together against the life

Jeremiah 5:7
HEB: וּבֵ֥ית זוֹנָ֖ה יִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃
NAS: They committed adultery And trooped to the harlot's
KJV: they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots'
INT: house to the harlot's and trooped

Jeremiah 16:6
HEB: לָהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יִתְגֹּדַ֔ד וְלֹ֥א יִקָּרֵ֖חַ
NAS: nor will anyone gash himself or shave his head
KJV: neither shall [men] lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald
INT: like nor gash nor shave

Jeremiah 41:5
HEB: וּקְרֻעֵ֥י בְגָדִ֖ים וּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑ים וּמִנְחָ֤ה וּלְבוֹנָה֙
NAS: torn and their bodies gashed, having grain offerings
KJV: rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings
INT: torn and their clothes gashed offerings and incense

Jeremiah 47:5
HEB: עַד־ מָתַ֖י תִּתְגּוֹדָֽדִי׃ ס
NAS: How long will you gash yourself?
KJV: of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
INT: long How gash

Micah 5:1
HEB: עַתָּה֙ תִּתְגֹּדְדִ֣י בַת־ גְּד֔וּד
NAS: Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter
KJV: Now gather thyself in troops,
INT: Now muster daughter of troops

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1413
8 Occurrences


tiṯ·gō·w·ḏā·ḏî — 1 Occ.
tiṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏî — 1 Occ.
ṯiṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏū — 1 Occ.
ū·miṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏîm — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏū — 1 Occ.
yā·ḡō·w·dū — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·gō·ḏaḏ — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·gō·ḏā·ḏū — 1 Occ.















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