Strong's Hebrew · H1413

גָּדַד

gâdad · gaw-dad'

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

Definition

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

Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1464 (גּוּד));

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Micah 5:1

Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.

Psalms 94:21

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

Jeremiah 47:5

The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?

Jeremiah 5:7

“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.

Jeremiah 41:5

eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 14:1

You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,

Jeremiah 16:6

“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.

1 Kings 18:28

So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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