What does גָּדִי mean in the Bible?
גָּדִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad".
Hebrew · H1425
גָּדִי
A Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad
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גָּדִי H1425
What does גָּדִי mean in the Bible?
גָּדִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1425?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Gadites (7), and Gadites (3), . . . (1), belonging to the Gadites (1), Gad (1).
Where does גָּדִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 34:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (5), Deuteronomy (4), Joshua (4), 2 Kings (1).
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 the Gadites 7× Deuteronomy 29:8, Joshua 1:12, Joshua 12:6, Joshua 22:1
and Gadites 3× Deuteronomy 3:12, Deuteronomy 3:16, Joshua 13:8
. . . 1× Numbers 34:14
belonging to the Gadites 1× Deuteronomy 4:43
Gad 1× 1 Chronicles 12:37
Gadites 1× 1 Chronicles 12:8
the Gadite 1× 2 Samuel 23:36
the region of Gad 1× 2 Kings 10:33
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 34:14 הַגָּדִ֖י to . . . Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 3:12 וְלַגָּדִֽי׃ to and Gadites Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 3:16 וְלַגָּדִ֜י to and Gadites Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 4:43 לַגָּדִ֔י to belonging to the Gadites Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 29:8 וְלַגָּדִ֑י to the Gadites Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Joshua 1:12 וְלַגָּדִ֔י to the Gadites Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Joshua 12:6 וְלַגָּדִ֔י to the Gadites Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Joshua 13:8 וְהַגָּדִ֔י to and Gadites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Joshua 22:1 וְלַגָּדִ֑י to the Gadites Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 23:36 הַגָּדִֽי׃ס to the Gadite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 34:14
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 6
Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 4 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 5
Source forms
וְלַגָּדִ֔י 3x wə·lag·gā·ḏî Joshua 1:12, Joshua 12:6, 1 Chronicles 5:26
וְלַגָּדִ֑י 2x wə·lag·gā·ḏî Deuteronomy 29:8, Joshua 22:1
הַגָּדִ֖י 1x hag·gā·ḏî Numbers 34:14
הַגָּדִ֥י 1x hag·gā·ḏî 2 Kings 10:33
הַגָּדִ֡י 1x hag·gā·ḏî 1 Chronicles 12:8
הַגָּדִֽי׃ס 1x hag·gā·ḏî 2 Samuel 23:36
וְגָדִ֜י 1x wə·ḡā·ḏî 1 Chronicles 5:18
וְהַגָּדִ֔י 1x wə·hag·gā·ḏî Joshua 13:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 7x Deuteronomy 3:12, Deuteronomy 3:16, Deuteronomy 29:8, Joshua 1:12
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Numbers 34:14, 2 Samuel 23:36, 2 Kings 10:33, 1 Chronicles 12:8
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x Joshua 13:8, 1 Chronicles 12:37, 1 Chronicles 26:32
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 5:18
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 4:43
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad
Source Gloss
a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad BDB: Gadite Usage: Gadites, children of Gad.
Word Origins
גָּדִי is built from this root:
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