CAL: gwd, gwdˀ

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gwd, gwdˀ (guḏ, guddā) n.f./m. troop, battle line

troop, battle line

Syr, Man

JulSok 359(176):27↗ ܓܘܕܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ݂‏gwdˀ dḥyltˀ dˀ̈nšˀ ḥÿltnˀ̱גודא דחילתא דאנשא חילתנא‏ܓܘܕܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ݂‏gwdˀ dḥyltˀ dˀ̈nšˀ ḥÿltnˀ̱גודא דחילתא דאנשא חילתנא‏ܓܘܕܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ݂‏ܓܘܕܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ݂‏ : a frightening troop of warriors ; IshNum 112:8↗ ܓܘܕܐ ܪܒܬܐ‏gwdˀ rbtˀגודא רבתא‏ܓܘܕܐ ܪܒܬܐ‏gwdˀ rbtˀגודא רבתא‏ܓܘܕܐ ܪܒܬܐ‏ܓܘܕܐ ܪܒܬܐ‏ ; JSBhom 126:82↗ ܩܪܵܐ ܠܸܓܝܽܘ̈ܢܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܘܲܐܩܼܝܡ ܣܸܕܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܘܲܐܟܪܸܟ ܓܽܘ̈ܕܲܘܗ̄ܝ‏qrāˀ legyuẅnawh̄y waˀqiym sedr̈awh̄y waˀkrek guẅdawh̄yקרָא לֶגיֻונַוהי וַאקִים סֶדרַוהי וַאכרֶך גֻודַוהי‏ܩܪܵܐ ܠܸܓܝܽܘ̈ܢܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܘܲܐܩܼܝܡ ܣܸܕܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܘܲܐܟܪܸܟ ܓܽܘ̈ܕܲܘܗ̄ܝ‏qrāˀ legyuẅnawh̄y waˀqiym sedr̈awh̄y waˀkrek guẅdawh̄yקרָא לֶגיֻונַוהי וַאקִים סֶדרַוהי וַאכרֶך גֻודַוהי‏ܩܪܵܐ ܠܸܓܝܽܘ̈ܢܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܘܲܐܩܼܝܡ ܣܸܕܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܘܲܐܟܪܸܟ ܓܽܘ̈ܕܲܘܗ̄ܝ‏ܩܪܵܐ ܠܸܓܝܽܘ̈ܢܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܘܲܐܩܼܝܡ ܣܸܕܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܘܲܐܟܪܸܟ ܓܽܘ̈ܕܲܘܗ̄ܝ‏

company, group of people

Syr

ApocDan.63.12↗ ܒܓܘ̈ܕܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܘܗܝ‏ bgẅdˀ dqdÿšwhy בגודא דקדישוהי‏ ܒܓܘ̈ܕܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܘܗܝ‏ bgẅdˀ dqdÿšwhy בגודא דקדישוהי‏ ܒܓܘ̈ܕܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܘܗܝ‏ ܒܓܘ̈ܕܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܘܗܝ‏ : the companies of His saints

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choir

Syr

IshPs 5(15)↗ ܫܡ݂ܥ ܕܡܙܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܓܘ̈ܕܐ‏šm̱ˁ dmzmryn bmzmwr̈ˀ btr̈tyn gẅdˀשמע דמזמרין במזמורא בתרתין גודא‏ܫܡ݂ܥ ܕܡܙܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܓܘ̈ܕܐ‏šm̱ˁ dmzmryn bmzmwr̈ˀ btr̈tyn gẅdˀשמע דמזמרין במזמורא בתרתין גודא‏ܫܡ݂ܥ ܕܡܙܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܓܘ̈ܕܐ‏ܫܡ݂ܥ ܕܡܙܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܓܘ̈ܕܐ‏

☛Derivatives▶

prgwdˀ n.m.pl. — attendants (??)

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✎Notes & Bibliography▶

The same word as gwndˀ. Surely a Semitic word, but for the history of the discussion see Ciancaglini, ILS, 135 and A.V. Rossi, JSAI 26 (2002).
As for the usage as "a choir", we assume that it was originally applied to "choirs of (the ranks of) angels" then to human choirs.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 211[104]Drower/Macuch: 82b, 84a, 90bPS Suppl.: 69J. Payne-Smith: 62

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