גָּד
gadProper Noun (Masculine)H1410
Gad
From: from H1464 (גּוּד);
Short Definition
Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Israel (H3478) and Zilpah (H2153); brother of: Asher (H0836); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Ziphion (H6837), Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Eri (H6179), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692) § Gad = "troop" 1) seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, and full brother of ) the tribe descended from ) a prophet during the time of David; appears to have joined David when in the hold; reappears in connection with the punishment for taking a census; also assisted in the arrangements for the musical service of the "house of God"
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
66 timesAppears 66 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Joshua
19
Numbers
19
1 Chronicles
8
2 Samuel
6
Genesis
4
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 2:2
- 2 Samuel 24:13
- Genesis 49:19
- Joshua 22:21
- Numbers 2:14
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