Gad

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See also: gad, GAD, and gàd

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew גָּד (gad), a son of Jacob.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gad

  2. (biblical) The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
  3. One of the Israelite tribes mentioned in the Torah, descended from Gad.
  4. A male given name from Hebrew.
  5. A surname.

Quotations

  • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Genesis 35:22b-26::
    Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
  • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Joshua 21:38:
    And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs.

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Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English God.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gad

  1. (religion) God
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 5:34:
      Bot a dis mi a tel unu se, unu no fi swier at aal at aal. No bada swier an kaal pan evn fi shuo se wa unu a se a chuu, kaaz a evn Gad tan an ruul fram.
      But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

From gad or gadać.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gad m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Gad
singular plural
nominative Gad Gadowie
genitive Gada Gadów
dative Gadowi Gadom
accusative Gada Gadów
instrumental Gadem Gadami
locative Gadzie Gadach
vocative Gadzie Gadowie

Proper noun

Gad f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

  • “Gad”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡad/
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: Gad

Proper noun

Gad m

  1. Gad (Biblical character and tribe)
    • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 35:22b-26:
      Ahora bien, los hijos de Israel fueron doce: 23 Los hijos de Lea : Rúben el primogénito de Jacob, y Simeón, y Leví, y Judá, é Issachâr, y Zabulón. 24 Los hijos de Rachêl : José, y Benjamín. 25 Y los hijos de Bilha, sierva de Rachêl : Dan, y Nephtalí. 26 Y los hijos de Zilpa, sierva de Lea : Gad, y Aser. Estos fueron los hijos de Jacob, que le nacieron en Padan-aram.
      Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
      (KJV)

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