Gad

See also: gad, GAD, and gàd

English

Etymology

Old Testament (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew גד (gad, “luck”), a son of Jacob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Proper noun

Gad

1. The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
2. One of the Israelite tribes mentioned in the Torah, descended from Gad.
3. A male given name from Hebrew
4. A surname

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 with her suburbs.

Derived terms

• Gadite

Translations

seventh son of Jacob

• Czech: Gád m
• Hebrew: גד (he)
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• Kazakh: Ғад (Ğad)
• Russian: Гад m (Gad)
• Spanish: Gad

one of the Israelite tribes

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male given name

• Hebrew: גד (he)
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See also

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

Anagrams

• DAG, GDA, dag

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Polish

Etymology

From gad or gadać.

Pronunciation

• Template:pl-IPA-auto

Proper noun

Gad m pers or f

1. a masculine surname
2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Gad

	singular	plural
nominative	Gad	Gadowie
genitive	Gada	Gadów
dative	Gadowi	Gadom
accusative	Gada	Gadów
instrumental	Gadem	Gadami
locative	Gadzie	Gadach
vocative	Gadzie	Gadowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

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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.