Gadite

English

Etymology

Gad +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæ.daɪt/

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• Hyphenation: Ga‧dite, Gad‧ite

Noun

Gadite (plural Gadites)

1. A descendant of Gad, seventh son of Jacob.
2. A descendant or member of the tribe of Gad.

Adjective

Gadite (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Gad, or to the tribe of Gad.

See also

• Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)
• (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (Asherite), Benjamin (Benjaminite), Dan (Danite), Gad (Gadite), Issachar (Issacharite), Joseph (Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite), Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (Judahite), Levi (Levite), Naphtali (Naphtalite), Reuben (Reubenite), Simeon (Simeonite), Zebulun (Zebulunite)
• Israel
• Israeli
• Israelite
• Israelitic
• Israelitish
• Jew
• Jewish
• Judah
• Judean