הַגְּד֗וּד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הַגְּד֗וּד

   ha-ge-DUD

   the troop
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּבְנֵ֣י הַגְּד֗וּד

   u-ve-NEI ha-ge-DUD

   and sons of the troop
3. clause🔊 וּבְנֵ֣י הַגְּד֗וּד אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֤יב אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ מִלֶּ֤כֶת עִמּוֹ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹן וְעַד־בֵּ֣ית חוֹר֑וֹן

   u-ve-NEI ha-ge-DUD a-SHER he-SHIV a-mats-ya-HU mi-LE-khet i-MO la-mil-kha-MA va-yif-she-TU be-a-REI ye-hu-DA mi-sho-me-RON ve-AD-BEIT kho-RON

   and sons of the troop which he brought back Amaziah from going with him to the battle and they made a raid in cities of Judah from Samaria and as far as Beth Horon
4. sentence🔊 וּבְנֵ֣י הַגְּד֗וּד אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֤יב אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ מִלֶּ֤כֶת עִמּוֹ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹן וְעַד־בֵּ֣ית חוֹר֑וֹן וַיַּכּ֤וּ מֵהֶם֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ בִּזָּ֥ה רַבָּֽה׃

   u-ve-NEI ha-ge-DUD a-SHER he-SHIV a-mats-ya-HU mi-LE-khet i-MO la-mil-kha-MA va-yif-she-TU be-a-REI ye-hu-DA mi-sho-me-RON ve-AD-BEIT kho-RON va-yak-KU me-HEM she-lo-SHET a-la-FIM va-ya-VO-zu bi-ZA ra-BA

   and sons of the troop which he brought back Amaziah from going with him to the battle and they made a raid in cities of Judah from Samaria and as far as Beth Horon and they struck from them three of thousands and they plundered plunder much

Exegesis

The verse begins with the compound subject uvenei hagedud {וּבְנֵי הַגְּדוּד | ū·ḇē·nê ha·ġə·ḏûḏ} ‘sons of the troop’, followed by a relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă·šer} ‘which’ and the Hiphil perfect heshiv {הֵשִׁיב | hē·šîḇ} ‘he sent back,’ indicating causative action.

Root and etymology

g-d-d🔊 ג־ד־דgimel–dalet–dalet

“band together”