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גְּדוּד

𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤃

gᵉdûwd

H1417 noun

SILEX Entry

Root גדד to cut, to incise, to make a trench

Definition

A cut or incision in the ground, typically referring to an agricultural furrow or trench made for planting or irrigation; in some contexts, a channel or groove caused by human or natural activity. The word occasionally appears in poetic or descriptive texts to indicate a physical feature created by cutting or digging.

Semantic Range

furrow, trench, incision in the ground, groove, cut made by agricultural implement

Root / Etymology

From the root גָּדַד (gadad), which means 'to cut,' 'to incise,' or 'to attack.' גְּדוּד derives from this root with a nominal pattern, indicating the result of the act—namely, a 'cut,' 'incision,' or 'furrow.' The feminine form גְּדֻדָה refers similarly to the act or the result of cutting, often applied in agricultural contexts.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, גְּדוּד and its feminine form גְּדֻדָה most commonly refer to physical furrows in cultivated fields (cf. Job 24:18). The primary sense is literal and agricultural, distinct from the related noun גְּדוּד (H1416), which refers to a band or troop—also derived from g-d-d but developed in a separate semantic direction (military vs. agricultural). The distinction between the two is clear through context. While standard English translations usually render the word as 'furrow' or 'trench,' the underlying nuance of something created by cutting bears importance in understanding agricultural practices in ancient Israelite society. The term does not have religious or cultic associations in the biblical texts but is related to daily life and labor. Over time, the military sense of the root became more prominent, but the agricultural meaning is preserved in these specific forms.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or גְּדֻדָה; (feminine) from גָּדַד; a furrow (as cut); furrow.

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Root Family

גדד (g-d-d) — to cut, to incise, to trench

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1412 גֻּדְגֹּדָה the Gash-Gorge
H1413 גָּדַד you will gash yourself
H1414 גְּדַד Hew down!
H1415 גָּדָה his cut-formed riverbanks
H1416 גְּדוּד in the raiding band

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1417-01 גְּדֻדֹ֔ת gedudot HNcfpa cuttings cut furrows 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1417-01 Jeremiah 48:37 גְּדֻדֹ֔ת gedudot HNcfpa cuttings cut furrows
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