Strong's Hebrew · H1413
H1413 gâdad
גָּדַד
gaw-dad'
to cut
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gâdad appears 8 times in Scripture, in Deuteronomy, 1 Kings, Psalms, Jeremiah and Micah. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into)
In the King James Version
assemble (selves by troops), gather (selves together, self in troops), cut selves.
Derivation
a primitive root (compare H1464 (גּוּד));
Appears 8 times in Scripture
“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.”
“They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.”
“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?”
““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.”
“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.”
“You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,”
““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.”
“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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
