Gad (גד) means Gad in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גָּד
gad
noun · masculine
In English
Gad
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Gad.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמזל, כח על־אנושי המביא טובה.
וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה, בָּא גָד; וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ גָּד.
- 2לשון המקראאל הבית שמאמינים שבכחו להביא מזל טוב והצלחה.
וְאַתֶּם עֹזְבֵי יהוה, הַשְּׁכֵחִים אֶת־הַר קָדְשִׁי; הַעֹרְכִים לַגַּד שֻׁלְחָן, וְהַמְמַלְאִים לַמְנִי מִמְסָךְ.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה בָּא גָד; וַתִּקְרָא אֶת שְׁמוֹ גָּד.
- 4לשון המקראאחד משנים־עשר שבטי ישראל הנקרא על שם גד (3), בנו השביעי של יעקב אבינו מזלפה שפחת לאה.
וַיִּבְנוּ בְנֵי־גָד אֶת־דִּיבֹן וְאֶת־עֲטָרֹת וְאֵת עֲרֹעֵר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gad is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּד
- Written without vowel points
- גד
- Said
- gad
- Root
- ג־ד־ד
- Gematria
- 7
This is how Gad is said in other languages.
- English
- Gad
These words mean nearly the same as Gad.
These words rhyme with Gad.
The word Gad is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Gad comes from the root ג־ד־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Gad in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gad.
What does Gad (גד) mean in Hebrew?
Gad (גד) means Gad. It is said gad, with the stress on gad.
What is a synonym for Gad (גד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gad (גד) are מזל.
What rhymes with Gad (גד)?
Words that rhyme with Gad (גד) include בד, יד, שד, מעמד, אחד, and עד.
Is Gad (גד) masculine or feminine?
The word Gad (גד) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.