Gdud (גדוד) means battalion in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
battalion
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gdud.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קבוצת לוחמים בתוך חטיבה הכוללת כמה מחלקות.
וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּיהוָה לֵאמֹר אֶרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי הַגְּדוּד-הַזֶּה הַאַשִּׁגֶנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ רְדֹף כִּי-הַשֵּׁג תַּשִּׁיג וְהַצֵּל תַּצִּיל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gdud is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גְּדוּד
- Written without vowel points
- גדוד
- Said
- gdud
- Root
- ג־ד־ד
- Pattern
- קְטוּל
- Plural
- גְּדוּדִים
- Inflections
- ר' גְּדוּדִים, גְּדוּדֵי־
- Gematria
- 17
This is how Gdud is said in other languages.
- English
- battalion
- Arabic
- كتيبة
These words mean nearly the same as Gdud.
These words rhyme with Gdud.
The word Gdud is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כמלך בגדוד
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The word Gdud comes from the root ג־ד־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Gdud in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gdud.
What does Gdud (גדוד) mean in Hebrew?
Gdud (גדוד) means battalion. It is said gdud, with the stress on gdud.
What is a synonym for Gdud (גדוד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gdud (גדוד) are חיל.
What rhymes with Gdud (גדוד)?
Words that rhyme with Gdud (גדוד) include למוד, עמוד, ריקוד, תלמוד, ניקוד, and ניגוד.
Is Gdud (גדוד) masculine or feminine?
The word Gdud (גדוד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גְּדוּדִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גדוד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.