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Troop

Isaiah 65:11. See GAD3

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

2. (n.) Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.

3. (n.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.

4. (n.) A company of stageplayers; a troupe.

5. (n.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

6. (v. i.) To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.

7. (v. i.) To march on; to go forward in haste.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

TROOP

troop.

See ARMY.

Greek

5001. tagma -- that which has been arranged in order, spec. a ...
... division, class, group. From tasso; something orderly in arrangement (a troop),
ie (figuratively) a series or succession -- order. see GREEK tasso. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1416. gedud -- a band, troop
... gedud. 1417 . a band, troop. Transliteration: gedud Phonetic Spelling: (ghed-ood')
Short Definition: bands. ... army, band of men, company, troop of robbers. ...
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92. aguddah -- a band
... bunch, burden, troop. Feminine passive participle of an unused root (meaning to
bind); a band, bundle, knot, or arch -- bunch, burden, troop. 91, 92. ...
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2422a. chayyah -- community
... community. Transliteration: chayyah Short Definition: troop. Word Origin from chayah
Definition community NASB Word Usage troop (2). 2422, 2422a. ...
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1409. gad -- fortune, good fortune
... 1). troop. From guwd (in the sense of distributing); fortune -- troop. see
HEBREW guwd. 1408, 1409. gad. 1410 . Strong's Numbers.
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1471. goy -- nation, people
... goy {go'-ee}; apparently from the same root as gevah (in the sense of massing);
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or ...
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4151. moad -- appointed place
... appointed time. From ya'ad; properly, an assembly (as in mow'ed); figuratively,
a troop -- appointed time. see HEBREW ya'ad. see HEBREW mow'ed. 4150, 4151. ...
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1408. Gad -- "fortune," a Bab. god.
... god. Fortune, a Babylonian deity A variation of gad; Fortune, a Babylonian deity --
that troop. see HEBREW gad. 1407, 1408. Gad. 1409 . Strong's Numbers.
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734. orach -- a way, path
... manner, highway. From 'arach; a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also
a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way. ...
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5803. Azgad -- "Gad is mighty," an Israelite name
... name NASB Word Usage Azgad (4). Azgad. From az and gad; stern troop; Azgad, an
Israelite -- Azgad. see HEBREW az. see HEBREW gad. 5802, 5803. Azgad. 5804 . ...
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376. ish -- man
... this one (1), this one and that one (1), those (1), those who (3), tiller* (1),
together* (1), traders* (2), tradition* (1), traveler* (1), troop (1), warriors ...
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Library

When Appius Told his Mother and his Sister what Augustus had Said ...
... So, therefore, as the sun rose on the nones of November in that year of the birth
of Jesus, they set out with a troop of horse on the Appian Way. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 19 when appius told.htm

The Dark was Lifting as Vergilius Entered the Field of Mars. ...
... Hard by the Tiber he joined a small troop of horse, and vaulting on the shaft
of his lance, mounted a white charger. ... The troop halted. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 11 the dark was.htm

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price. The Formation and ...
... down, exerting themselves to seize that one of them all which is the leader; for
they say that, when this one is captured, the catching of the troop subject to ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/7 the parable of the.htm

Letter clxix. Basil to Gregory.
... You have undertaken a kindly and charitable task in getting together the captive
troop of the insolent Glycerius (at present I must so write), and, so far as ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter clxix basil to gregory.htm

Herod's Veteran Soldiers Become Tumultuous. The Robberies of Judas ...
... He put a troop of armed men under each of these his brethren, and made use of them
as his generals and commanders, when he made his incursions, while he did ...
/.../chapter 4 herods veteran soldiers.htm

After Praising Judas' and Jonathan's Loftiness of Mind, the ...
... engaging in battle after having fought from sunrise till evening, he attacks and
quickly drives back the right wing, where he sees the strongest troop of the ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xli after praising judas.htm

Visits to Kinsale and Cork
... I afterward found, was owing to Mr. W"-, who snatched a stick out of man's hand,
and brandished it over his head, on which the whole troop valiantly ran away ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/visits to kinsale and cork.htm

"There, Baby!" Said Diamond; "I'M So Happy that I Can Only Sing ...
... Just as the foremost of the troop reached him, one or two of them fell, and the
rest with shouts of laughter came tumbling over them till they heaped up a ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 25 there baby said.htm

The Life of David Hackston of Rathillet.
... party), and had an active hand in the most part of the public transactions among
them, until that fatal day the 22d of June, where he and his troop of horse ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of david hackston.htm

Many Tumults under Cumanus, which were Composed by Quadratus. ...
... 5. But Cumanus took one troop of horsemen, called the troop of Sebaste, out of Cesarea,
and came to the assistance of those that were spoiled; he also seized ...
/.../chapter 12 many tumults under.htm

Thesaurus

Troop (28 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TROOP. troop. See ARMY. ...Troop (28 Occurrences).
Genesis 30:11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. ...
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Pairs (13 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 21:7 When he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, a troop
of camels, he shall listen diligently with great attentiveness." (WEB JPS ASV ...
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Raiding (11 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 30:8 David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, shall
I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake ...
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Cornet (8 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a
cornet player. 6. (n.) The standard of such a troop. 7. (n ...
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Attentiveness (1 Occurrence)
... Isaiah 21:7 When he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, a troop
of camels, he shall listen diligently with great attentiveness." (WEB). ...
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Heels (11 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Genesis 49:19 Gad, a troop shall troop
upon him; but he shall troop upon their heel. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Troops (92 Occurrences)
... And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground
full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. (See NIV). ...
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Party (47 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 30:8 David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, shall
I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake ...
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Leap (20 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 22:30 For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over
a wall. ... Psalms 18:29 For by you, I advance through a troop. ...
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Leaped (10 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV). 2 Samuel 22:30 For by thee I have run through
a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. (KJV DBY WBS). ...
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Bible Concordance

Troop (28 Occurrences)

Genesis 30:11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Genesis 32:8 And he said, If Esau come to the one troop and smite it, then the other troop which is left shall escape.
(DBY)

Genesis 49:19 "A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 30:8 David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake them, and shall without fail recover all."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 30:15 David said to him, "Will you bring me down to this troop?" He said, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop."
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT)

1 Samuel 30:23 Then said David, "You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT)

2 Samuel 2:25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Samuel 3:22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
(KJV WBS YLT)

2 Samuel 22:30 For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 23:11 After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 23:13 Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

1 Kings 11:24 He gathered men to him, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah : and they went to Damascus, and lived therein, and reigned in Damascus.
(WEB JPS ASV YLT)

1 Chronicles 12:7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
(See JPS)

1 Chronicles 12:18 And the Spirit hath clothed Amasai, head of the captains: 'To thee, O David, and with thee, O son of Jesse -- peace! peace to thee, and peace to thy helper, for thy God hath helped thee;' and David receiveth them, and putteth them among the heads of the troop.
(YLT RSV)

1 Chronicles 12:21 And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host.
(See JPS YLT)

2 Chronicles 22:1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem cause Ahaziah his youngest son to reign in his stead, (for all the elder had the troop slain that came in with the Arabians to the camp,) and Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah reigneth.
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 25:9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done for the hundred talents which I have given to the troop of Israel? And the man of God said, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.
(DBY YLT NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 25:10 Then Amaziah separated them, the troop that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again. And their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.
(DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Job 29:25 I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort.
(YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 18:29 For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 74:19 Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the troop of thine afflicted for ever.
(DBY)

Isaiah 21:7 When he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, a troop of camels, he shall listen diligently with great attentiveness."
(WEB JPS ASV)

Isaiah 21:9 Behold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs." He answered, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS)

Isaiah 65:11 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
(KJV WBS)

Jeremiah 5:7 How can I pardon you? your children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes' houses.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 18:22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Hosea 7:1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Amos 9:6 It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Troop

Related Terms

Pairs (13 Occurrences)

Raiding (11 Occurrences)

Cornet (8 Occurrences)

Attentiveness (1 Occurrence)

Heels (11 Occurrences)

Troops (92 Occurrences)

Party (47 Occurrences)

Leap (20 Occurrences)

Leaped (10 Occurrences)