Gad
English edit
Etymology edit
Old Testament Hebrew גד (gad, “luck”), a son of Jacob.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡæd/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -æd
Proper noun edit
Gad
- The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
- One of the Israelite tribes mentioned in the Torah, descended from Gad.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname.
Quotations edit
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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 edit
Translations edit
seventh son of Jacob
one of the Israelite tribes
See also edit
- Gad (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gad (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Jamaican Creole edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gad
- (religion) God
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 5:34:
- Bot a dis mi a tel unu se, unu no fi swier at aal at aal. No bada swier an kaal pan evn fi shuo se wa unu a se a chuu, kaaz a evn Gad tan an ruul fram.
- But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
Further reading edit
- Gad on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia jam
- Gad at JamaicanPatwah.com
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gad m pers
- a male surname
Declension edit
Declension of Gad
Proper noun edit
Gad f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading edit
- “+”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gad m
- Gad (Biblical character and tribe)
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), 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.
- 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 Padanaram.