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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 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.

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,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 21:38 · retained source text

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,

Joshua 22:9
¶ And the children of Reuben and the children of gad 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 22:9 · retained source text

¶ And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh which is in the land of Canaan, to goe vnto the countrey 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 and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 22:10 · retained source text

¶ And when they came vnto the borders of Iordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Iordan, a great altar to see to.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

Genesis 30:11

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