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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 30:11

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Numbers 32:33
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of gad, 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 32:33 · retained source text

And Moses gaue vnto them, euen to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben; and vnto halfe the tribe of Manasseh the sonne of Ioseph, the kingdome of Sihon King of the Amorites, and the kingdome of Og King of Bashan, the land with the cities thereof, in the coastes, euen the cities of the countrey round about.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 3.12. iosh. 13.8. and 22.4.

Numbers 32:34
¶ And the children of gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 32:34 · retained source text

¶ And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

Numbers 33:45
And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 33:45 · retained source text

And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon Gad.

Numbers 33:46
And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 33:46 · retained source text

And they remoued from Dibon Gad, and encamped in Almon-Diblathaim.

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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 34:14 · retained source text

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, haue receiued their inheritance, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh haue receiued their inheritance.

1611 marginal noteChap. 32.33. iosh. 14.2,3.

Deuteronomy 27:13
And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 27:13 · retained source text

And these shall stand vpon mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, & Naphtali.

1611 marginal noteHebr. for a cursing.

Deuteronomy 33:20
¶ And of gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 33:20 · retained source text

¶ And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lyon, and teareth the arme with the crowne of the head.

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.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

Genesis 30:11

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