Lexicon
אֲגַף
ag.gaph
H0102
H:N-M Hebrew

band

7
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

ag.gaph denotes constituent groups accompanying a person or people, especially in scenes of movement, judgment, and defeat.

The attested plural construct forms denote groups attached to or accompanying a person or people. They occur in descriptions of those surrounding someone, assembling with larger peoples, advancing together, and sharing in scattering, judgment, or defeat.

Senses in use

  1. Accompanying groups or contingents · dominant

    All occurrences show the plural construct form in relation to a person or group. In Ezekiel 38:6 and Ezekiel 38:9, the APB renders the surrounding clauses with groups gathered with larger peoples; in Ezekiel 39:4, those groups fall alongside the addressed figure. Ezekiel 12:14, Ezekiel 17:21, and Ezekiel 38:22 likewise place them with a leader or people in scenes of scattering, sword-fall, or judgment.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the surrounding clause with “bands,” including groups that surround, accompany, advance, receive judgment, or fall. This wording confirms the verse-level portrayal rather than fixing a separate English equivalent for every token.

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Across Scripture