Gad (גָּד) means coriander in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גָּד
gad
noun · masculine
In English
coriander
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gad.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראכוסברה, צמח עשבוני נמוך שעליו הירוקים משמשים לתיבול, וגם זרעיו היבשים משמשים כתבלין.
וַיִּקְרְאוּ בֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת שְׁמוֹ מָן וְהוּא כְּזֶרַע גַּד לָבָן וְטַעְמוֹ כְּצַפִּיחִת בִּדְבָשׁ.
- 2תרגום יונתן: וּקְרוֹן בֵּית יִשְרָאֵל יַת שְׁמֵיהּ מַנָּא וְהוּא כְּבַר זְרַע כּוּסְבַּר חֵיוַר וְטַעֲמֵיהּ כַּאֲשִׁישְׁיַין בִּדְבָשׁ
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
- Gematria
- 7
This is how Gad is said in other languages.
- English
- coriander
These words rhyme with Gad.
These words come before and after Gad in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gad.
What does Gad (גָּד) mean in Hebrew?
Gad (גָּד) means coriander. It is said gad, with the stress on gad.
What rhymes with Gad (גָּד)?
Words that rhyme with Gad (גָּד) include בד, יד, שד, מעמד, אחד, and עד.
Is Gad (גָּד) masculine or feminine?
The word Gad (גָּד) 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.
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