Gâd — H1410

Definition

masculine proper noun

Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet

1. Gad = "troop"
2. seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, and full brother of Asher.
3. the tribe descended from Gad
4. 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"

Usually translated as

Gad

Origin

from H1464

• Derived from Gûwd (H1464)

Greek equivalents

• Gád (G1045)

Occurrences

Gâd occurs 71 times in 68 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (1), Numbers (18), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (19), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (6), 1 Chronicles (11), 2 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (3)

• Genesis 30:11 — And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad (גָּֽד).
• Genesis 35:26 — And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad (גָּ֣ד), and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
• Genesis 46:16 — And the sons of Gad (גָ֔ד); Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
• Genesis 49:19 — Gad (גָּ֖ד), a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
• Exodus 1:4 — Dan, and Naphtali, Gad (גָּ֥ד), and Asher.
• Numbers 1:14 — Of Gad (לְגָ֕ד); Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
• Numbers 1:24 — Of the children of Gad (גָ֔ד), by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
• Numbers 1:25 — Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad (גָ֑ד), were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
• Numbers 2:14 — Then the tribe of Gad (גָּ֑ד): and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
• Numbers 2:14 — Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad (גָ֔ד) shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
• Numbers 7:42 — On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad (גָ֑ד), offered:
• Numbers 10:20 — And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad (גָ֑ד) was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
• Numbers 13:15 — Of the tribe of Gad (גָ֔ד), Geuel the son of Machi.
• Numbers 26:15 — The children of Gad (גָד֮) after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
• Numbers 26:18 — These are the families of the children of Gad (גָ֖ד) according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
• Numbers 32:1 — Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad (גָ֖ד) had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
• Numbers 32:2 — The children of Gad (גָ֖ד) and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
• Numbers 32:6 — And Moses said unto the children of Gad (גָ֖ד) and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
• Numbers 32:25 — And the children of Gad (גָד֙) and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
• Numbers 32:29 — And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad (גָ֣ד) and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
• Numbers 32:31 — And the children of Gad (גָ֛ד) and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
• Numbers 32:33 — And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad (גָד֩), and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
• Numbers 32:34 — And the children of Gad (גָ֔ד) built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
• Numbers 34:14 — For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
• Deuteronomy 27:13 — And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad (גָּ֣ד), and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
• Deuteronomy 33:20 — And of Gad (וּלְגָ֣ד) he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
• Deuteronomy 33:20 — And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad (גָּ֑ד): he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
• Joshua 4:12 — And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad (גָ֜ד), and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
• Joshua 13:24 — And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad (גָ֔ד), even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
• Joshua 13:24 — And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad (גָ֖ד) according to their families.
• Joshua 13:28 — This is the inheritance of the children of Gad (גָ֖ד) after their families, the cities, and their villages.
• Joshua 18:7 — But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad (וְגָ֡ד), and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.
• Joshua 20:8 — And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad (גָ֔ד), and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
• Joshua 21:7 — The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad (גָד֙), and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
• Joshua 21:38 — And out of the tribe of Gad (גָ֗ד), Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
• Joshua 22:9 — And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad (גָ֜ד) and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
• Joshua 22:10 — And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad (גָ֡ד) and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
• Joshua 22:11 — And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad (גָ֡ד) and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
• Joshua 22:13 — And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad (גָ֛ד), and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
• Joshua 22:15 — And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad (גָ֛ד), and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
• Joshua 22:21 — Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad (גָ֔ד) and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
• Joshua 22:25 — For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad (גָד֙); ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
• Joshua 22:30 — And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad (גָ֖ד) and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
• Joshua 22:31 — And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad (גָ֜ד), and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.
• Joshua 22:32 — And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad (גָ֜ד), out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
• Joshua 22:33 — And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad (גָ֖ד) dwelt.
• Joshua 22:34 — And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad (גָ֖ד) called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.
• 1 Samuel 13:7 — And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad (גָּ֖ד) and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
• 1 Samuel 22:5 — And the prophet Gad (גָּ֨ד) said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
• 2 Samuel 24:5 — And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad (הַגָּ֖ד), and toward Jazer: