What does גָּד (gād) mean in the Bible?
גָּד (gād) is a Hebrew word meaning "Gad , a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet".
Hebrew · H1410
גָּד
Gad , a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
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גָּד H1410
Pronunciation gād
What does גָּד (gād) mean in the Bible?
גָּד (gād) is a Hebrew word meaning "Gad , a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1410?
The BSB source-word alignment has 72 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (26), of Gad (17), Gad (16), So Gad (2), [And] Gad (1).
Where does גָּד (gād) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (20), Numbers (20), 1 Chronicles (11), 2 Samuel (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 26× Numbers 2:14, Numbers 7:42, Numbers 10:20, Numbers 32:1
of Gad 17× Genesis 46:16, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:25, Numbers 2:14
Gad 16× Genesis 30:11, Genesis 49:19, Exodus 1:4, Deuteronomy 27:13
So Gad 2× 2 Samuel 24:13, 1 Chronicles 21:11
[And] Gad 1× Ezekiel 48:27
[the domain of] Gad 1× Deuteronomy 33:20
[were] Gad 1× Genesis 35:26
And Gad 1× Joshua 18:7
and proceeded toward Gad 1× 2 Samuel 24:5
Concerning Gad 1× Deuteronomy 33:20
from Gad 1× Numbers 1:14
Gadites 1× Joshua 22:25
of Gad [they were given] 1× Joshua 21:38
that Gad 1× 1 Chronicles 21:19
the Gadites 1× Joshua 22:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:11 גָּֽד׃ to Gad Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 35:26 גָּ֣ד to [were] Gad Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 46:16 גָ֔ד to of Gad Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 49:19 גָּ֖ד to Gad Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 1:4 גָּ֥ד to Gad Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:14 לְגָ֕ד to from Gad Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:24 גָ֔ד to of Gad Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 1:25 גָ֑ד to of Gad Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 2:14 גָּ֑ד to of Gad Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 2:14 גָ֔ד to . . . Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 30:11
Aligned rows 72
Books represented 11
Genesis 4 Exodus 1 Numbers 20 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 20 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 6 1 Chronicles 11 2 Chronicles 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
גָ֖ד 11x ḡāḏ Numbers 26:18, Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:2, Numbers 32:6
גָ֔ד 9x ḡāḏ Genesis 46:16, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 2:14, Numbers 13:15
גָּ֖ד 5x gāḏ Genesis 49:19, 1 Samuel 13:7, 2 Samuel 24:14, 1 Chronicles 21:13
גָּ֔ד 5x gāḏ 2 Samuel 24:19, 1 Chronicles 21:9, 1 Chronicles 21:19, Jeremiah 49:1
גָ֜ד 4x ḡāḏ Joshua 4:12, Joshua 22:9, Joshua 22:31, Joshua 22:32
גָּ֥ד 4x gāḏ Exodus 1:4, 1 Chronicles 2:2, 1 Chronicles 29:29, Ezekiel 48:27
גָ֑ד 3x ḡāḏ Numbers 1:25, Numbers 7:42, Numbers 10:20
גָד֙ 3x ḡāḏ Numbers 32:25, Joshua 21:7, Joshua 22:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 67x Genesis 30:11, Genesis 35:26, Genesis 46:16, Genesis 49:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Joshua 18:7, 2 Chronicles 29:25
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 24:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:20
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Numbers 1:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Gad , a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
Source Gloss
Gad , a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
Extended definition
Gad.
Word Origins
גָּד is built from this root:
גּוּד H1464
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G1045 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain