Lexical Definition

‎גָּד‎ Gâd (gawd) Gad N:N-M-P
from ‎גּוּד‎

Gad.

1) seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, and full brother of Asher.
2) the tribe descended from Gad
3) 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"

See Greek: Γάδ

Usage: 23 forms in 57 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
לְגָ֕ד for Gad Num.1.14
וּלְגָ֣ד and of Gad Deut.33.20
וְגָ֡ד and Gad Josh.18.7
הַגָּ֖ד Gad 2Sam.24.5
גָד֮ Gad Num.26.15
גָד֩ Gad Num.32.33
גָד֙ Gad Num.32.25 • Josh.21.7 • Josh.22.25
גָּֽד Gad Gen.30.11
גָּ֥ד Gad Exod.1.4 • 1Chr.2.2 • Ezek.48.27
גָּ֣ד Gad Gen.35.26 • Deut.27.13
גָּ֞ד Gad Ezek.48.34
גָּ֖ד Gad Gen.49.19 • 1Sam.13.7
גָּ֔ד Gad Jer.49.1 • Ezek.48.28
גָּ֑ד Gad Num.2.14 • Deut.33.20
גָ֣ד Gad Num.32.29 • 1Chr.5.11
גָ֡ד Gad Josh.22.10 • Josh.22.11
גָ֞ד Gad 1Chr.6.63
גָ֜ד Gad Josh.4.12 • Josh.22.9 • Josh.22.31 • Josh.22.32
גָ֛ד Gad Num.32.31 • Josh.22.13 • Josh.22.15
גָ֗ד Gad Josh.21.38
גָ֖ד Gad Num.26.18 • Num.32.1 • Num.32.2 • Num.32.6 • Josh.13.24 • Josh.13.28 • Josh.22.30 • Josh.22.33 • Josh.22.34 • 1Chr.12.14
גָ֔ד Gad Gen.46.16 • Num.1.24 • Num.2.14 • Num.13.15 • Num.32.34 • Josh.13.24 • Josh.20.8 • Josh.22.21 • 1Chr.6.80
גָ֑ד Gad Num.1.25 • Num.7.42 • Num.10.20

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

III. ‎גָּד‎71 proper name, masculine (fortunatus? perhaps derived from foregoing divine name SiegfJPTh 1875, 364 StaGeschichte.i.148; but see also BaeRel 159f.) — ‎שָגּד‎ Gen 35:26 +, as well as ‎גָּד֑‎ Gen 30:11 +; —

1. son of Jacob and Zilpah;
a. strictly as personal name Gen 30:11; Gen 35:26; Gen 46:16; Exod 1:4 compare Gen 49:19; 1Chr 2:2.
b. as name of tribe Num 1:14; Deut 27:13; Deut 33:20 (twice in verse); Josh 18:7; Ezek 48:27; Ezek 48:28 compare ‎אֶרֶץ גָּד‎ 1Sam 13:7 see also Jer 49:1, ‎שַׁעַד גָּד‎ Ezek 48:34, on ‎הַנַּחַל‎ ‎הַגָּד‎ 2Sam 24:5 compare We Dr; explicitly ‎מַטֵּה גָּד‎ Num 1:25; Num 2:14; Num 13:15; Josh 13:24; Josh 20:8; Josh 21:7; Josh 21:36; 1Chr 6:48*; 1Chr 6:65* once, ‎צְבָא מַטֵּה בְנֵיגָֿד‎ Num 10:20 ‎בְּנֵי גָד‎ (MI10 ‎אש גד‎) Num 1:24 + 12 t. Numbers; Josh 4:12 + 14 t. Joshua; 1Chr 5:11; 1Chr 12:14*.

2. a prophet in David's time, called ‎נָבִיא‎ 1Sam 22:5, but ‎הַנָּבִיא חֹזֶה דָוִד‎ 2Sam 24:11 & ‎חֹזֵה‎ ‎דָוִיד‎ || 1Chr 21:9, ‎הַחֹזֶה‎ 1Chr 29:29 & ‎חֹזֵההַֿמֶּלֶךְ‎ 2Chr 29:25.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Genesis 30:11 · 35:26 · 46:16 · 49:19
Exodus 1:4
Numbers 1:14 · 1:24 · 1:25 · 2:14 · 10:20 · 13:15
Deuteronomy 27:13 · 33:20
Joshua 4:12 · 13:24 · 18:7 · 20:8 · 21:7 · 21:36
1 Samuel 13:7 · 22:5
2 Samuel 24:5 · 24:11
1 Chronicles 2:2 · 5:11 · 6:48* · 6:65* · 12:14* · 21:9 · 29:29
2 Chronicles 29:25
Jeremiah 49:1
Ezekiel 48:27 · 48:28 · 48:34

Profile

Male • Son of Israel • Israelite tribe; descended from Gad, son of Jacob.

Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs

Gad was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Gad, the son of Jacob, and known for their military prowess and settlement east of the Jordan River.

Gad was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, named after Gad, the seventh son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Zilpah, Leah's maidservant (Genesis 30:11; 35:26). The tribe of Gad played a significant role throughout Israel's history. During the Exodus, the tribe of Gad was counted among the Israelites (Numbers 1:14, 24-25) and was positioned on the south side of the tabernacle, along with the tribes of Reuben and Simeon (Numbers 2:14). The tribe of Gad, along with Reuben and half of Manasseh, settled in the region east of the Jordan River (Numbers 32; Joshua 13:24-28). They were known for their military prowess and bravery (1 Chronicles 12:8, 14). The Gadites were among the first to help David when he was hiding from Saul (1 Chronicles 12:8-15). They also supported David during the census and the purchase of the threshing floor for the temple (2 Samuel 24:5; 1 Chronicles 21:2). The Gadites were blessed by Moses for their faithfulness and strength (Deuteronomy 33:20-21). The tribe of Gad was allotted cities and pasturelands in the region of Gilead (Joshua 13:24-28; 1 Chronicles 6:63, 80). They, along with the other tribes east of the Jordan, built an altar as a witness to their unity with the rest of Israel (Joshua 22). The Gadites were among the first tribes to be taken into captivity by the Assyrians (1 Chronicles 5:26). In Ezekiel's vision of the restored Israel, the tribe of Gad is allotted a portion of land in the far north (Ezekiel 48:27-28, 34). In the book of Revelation, Gad is mentioned as one of the tribes with 12,000 sealed servants of God (Revelation 7:5).

All entries for Gad: גָּד ☩ גָּדִי ☩ Γάδ