Jeremiah 18:22:6Jer.18.22.W6TAB
גְּד֖וּד
gedud
“a raiding band”
- Transliteration
- ge-DUD
- Extended
- geh-DOOD
- IPA
- /gəˈduːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- a raiding band
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-DUD
- clause
tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA mib-ba-te-HEM ki-ta-VI a-le-HEM ge-DUD pit-e-OM
- sentence
tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA mib-ba-te-HEM ki-ta-VI a-le-HEM ge-DUD pit-e-OM ki-kha-RU si-KHA shu-KHA le-lakh-de-NI u-fa-KHIM tam-NU le-rag-LAI
Exegesis
Gedud {גְּד֖וּד | gə-ḏûḏ} ‘troop’ combined with pitom {פִּתְאֹם | pit-ʾōm} ‘suddenly’ heightens the immediacy of judgment.
Root and etymology
ג–ד–ד
“raid, invasion”
In context — Jeremiah 18:22
Let a cry be heard from their houses when You bring a troop upon them suddenly, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 18:22, so the Hebrew word גְּד֖וּד (gedud) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.18.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.22.W6.S1) and character.