Gad — H1407

Definition

masculine noun

coriander seed (from its furrows)

1. coriander-a plant the seed of which resembles manna

Usually translated as

coriander

Origin

from H1413 (in the sense of cutting)

• Derived from Gâdad (H1413)

Occurrences

Gad occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Numbers (1)

• Exodus 16:31 — And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander (גַּד֙) seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
• Numbers 11:7 — And the manna was as coriander (גַּ֖ד) seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.