Strong's H1410 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: גָּד (Gâd)

Pronunciation: gawd

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Gad = "troop"

Derivation: from גּוּד (gûwd) [H1464];

Definition: Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet

KJV Renderings: Gad.

Senses

1. seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, and full brother of Asher.
2. the tribe descended from Gad
3. a prophet during the time of David; appears to have joined David when in the hold; reappears in connection with the punishment for taking a census; also assisted in the arrangements for the musical service of the "house of God"

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.