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Gad

Meaning of “Gad”

Sense 1: The name of Jacob's son by Zilpah, and by extension the tribe descended from him, its people, and its allotted territory. Sense 2: The name of David's prophet and seer. Sense 3: An element in the place names Dibon-gad, Baal-gad, and Migdal-gad.

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78 occurrences75 verses12 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 30:11

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Joshua 4:12
And the children of Reuben, and the children of gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 4:12 · retained source text

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh, passed ouer armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake vnto them:

1611 marginal noteNum. 32.27.

Joshua 11:17
Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 11:17 · retained source text

Euen from the mount Halak, that goeth vp to Seir, vnto Baal-Gad, in the valley of Lebanon, vnder mount Hermon: and all their kings he tooke, and smote them, and slew them.

1611 marginal noteOr, the smoothe mountaine.

Joshua 12:7
¶ And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 12:7 · retained source text

¶ And these are the kings of the countrey which Ioshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Iordan on the West, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, euen vnto the mount Halak, that goeth vp to Seir, which Ioshua gaue vnto the tribes of Israel for a possession, according to their diuisions:

1611 marginal noteChap. 11.17.

Joshua 13:5
And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 13:5 · retained source text

And the land of the Giblites, and al Lebanon toward the Sunne rising, from Baal-Gad vnder mount Hermon, vnto the entring into Hamath.

Joshua 13:28
This is the inheritance of the children of gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 13:28 · retained source text

This is the inheritance of the children of Gad 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, 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 18:7 · retained source text

But the Leuites haue no part among you, for the Priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad and Reuben, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh, haue receiued their inheritance beyond Iordan on the East, which Moses the seruant of the LORD gaue 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, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 20:8 · retained source text

And on the other side Iordan by Iericho Eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wildernesse vpon the plaine, out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 4.43. 1.chro. 6.78.

Joshua 21:7
The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 21:7 · retained source text

The children of Merari by their families, had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelue cities.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

Genesis 30:11

And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.