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Gad — the meaning of the Hebrew name גָּד

גָּד

Gâd · pronounced gawd · Strong's H1410 · a man

Gad means Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory.

Built from

גּוּד gûwd (from, H1464) — to crowd upon, i.e. attack open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1464; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet.

First appearance

Gen 30:11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. (KJV)

Every verse that names Gad

69 occurrences in 69 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, Ezekiel

Gen 30:11Gen 35:26Gen 46:16Gen 49:19Exod 1:4Num 1:14Num 1:24Num 1:25Num 2:14Num 7:42Num 10:20Num 13:15Num 26:15Num 26:18Num 32:1Num 32:2Num 32:6Num 32:25Num 32:29Num 32:31Num 32:33Num 32:34Num 33:45Num 33:46Deut 27:13Deut 33:20Josh 4:12Josh 13:24Josh 13:28Josh 18:7Josh 20:8Josh 21:7Josh 21:38Josh 22:9Josh 22:10Josh 22:11Josh 22:13Josh 22:15Josh 22:21Josh 22:25Josh 22:30Josh 22:31Josh 22:32Josh 22:33Josh 22:341Sam 13:71Sam 22:52Sam 24:52Sam 24:112Sam 24:132Sam 24:142Sam 24:182Sam 24:191Chr 2:21Chr 5:111Chr 6:481Chr 6:651Chr 12:151Chr 21:91Chr 21:111Chr 21:131Chr 21:181Chr 21:191Chr 29:292Chr 29:25Jer 49:1Ezek 48:27Ezek 48:28Ezek 48:34

Other people or places called Gad

Gad (H1408) — Fortune, a Babylonian deity

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