bunch, burden, troop

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

These words imply small bodies of marauders

(Gen. 49:19¹⁹Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. (Genesis 49:19); 2 Sam. 22:30³⁰For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. (2 Samuel 22:30); Jer. 18:22²²Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. (Jeremiah 18:22); Mic. 5:1¹Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. (Micah 5:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Besides the common use of this word, it occurs at the commencement of several prophecies; as “The burden of Babylon,” “the burden of Moab” (Isa. 13:1¹The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. (Isaiah 13:1); Isa. 15:1¹The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; (Isaiah 15:1)). The learned are not agreed as to the force of massa in such places: its natural meaning would be “a judgment that lies heavy on the people;” but some take its meaning to be “an oracle or sentence pronounced against them.” The word occurs also in Jeremiah 23:33-38³³And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord. ³⁴And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house. ³⁵Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken? ³⁶And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God. ³⁷Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken? ³⁸But since ye say, The burden of the Lord; therefore thus saith the Lord; Because ye say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord; (Jeremiah 23:33‑38), where it is “the burden of the Lord.” The false prophets were not to use this expression, as if they had a message from God. If they did, it should bring judgment upon them. The same word is translated “prophecy” in Proverbs 30:1¹The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, (Proverbs 30:1) and Proverbs 31:1¹The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. (Proverbs 31:1).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

92 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’aguddah

Phonic:

ag-ood-daw’

Meaning:

feminine passive participle of an unused root (meaning to bind); a band, bundle, knot, or arch

KJV Usage:

bunch, burden, troop

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Of firmness; liar; lying; deceitful:―name of two places in Palestine [CHEZIB], Josh. 15:44. {Stabilitatis}