a.gud.dah denotes a gathered or bound unit, whether people, hyssop, or restraints.

The attested contexts present a.gud.dah as a gathered or bound unit: Benjamin forms a single group, hyssop is taken as a collection, and restraints are to be loosed; its contribution in the building clause of Amos 9:6 is less clear from the paraphrase.

1. A gathered or bound unit · dominant

   In 2 Samuel 2:25, the singular absolute form occurs as Benjamin gathers behind Abner; the APB renders the result as becoming “one band.” In Exodus 12:22, the singular construct form appears with hyssop, which the APB renders as “a bunch of hyssop,” while Isaiah 58:6 has the plural construct form in the instruction to loose and untie oppressive restraints. Amos 9:6 also has a singular construct form in a clause about building in heaven and founding the land, though the APB does not isolate the term's contribution there.

   2 Samuel 2:25Exodus 12:22Isaiah 58:6Amos 9:6

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the term's contexts with “one band,” “a bunch of hyssop,” and restraints to be loosed, but its rendering is not word-aligned. In Amos 9:6, the paraphrase does not make the term's specific English counterpart clear.