Gad

See also gad

English

Etymology

Old Testament Hebrew גד (gad) "luck", a son of Jacob.

Proper noun

Gad

1. (biblical) Seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
2. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Gad.
3. A male given name

Quotations

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 35:22b-26

  Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Joshua 21:38

  And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim wiht her suburbs.

Derived terms

• Gadite

Translations

seventh son of Jacob

• Czech: Gád (cs) m
• Hebrew: גד (he)

• Spanish: Gad (es)

one of the Israelite tribes

male given name

• Hebrew: גד (he)

See also

• Gad (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Gad (Bible)

Anagrams

• DAG, dag, GDA

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Spanish

Proper noun

Gad

1. Gad (Biblical character and tribe)
   • 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 35:22b-26

     Ahora bien, los hijos de Israel fueron doce: ²³ Los hijos de Lea : Rúben el primogénito de Jacob, y Simeón, y Leví, y Judá, é Issachâr, y Zabulón. ²⁴ Los hijos de Rachêl : José, y Benjamín. ²⁵ Y los hijos de Bilha, sierva de Rachêl : Dan, y Nephtalí. ²⁶ Y los hijos de Zilpa, sierva de Lea : Gad, y Aser. Estos fueron los hijos de Jacob, que le nacieron en Padan-aram.