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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - גָּד

גָּד

H1410

Transliteration: Gâd

Pronunciation: gawd

Definition: Gad


Original: גּד

Transliteration: gâd

Phonetic: gawd

BDB Definition:

Gad = "troop"
  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"

Origin: from H1464" class="dictionary-topic-link">H1464

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine


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