גָּד

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

from H1464 (גּוּד);

KJV Usage

Gad.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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"

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Gâd; Pronunciation: gawd