Gad

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See also: gad, GAD, and gàd

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew גָּד (gad), a son of Jacob.

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Gad

  1. (biblical) The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
  2. One of the Israelite tribes mentioned in the Torah, descended from Gad.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. A surname.

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Derived from English God.

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Gad

  1. (religion) God
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 5:34:
      Bot a dis mi a tel unu se, unu no fi swier at aal at aal. No bada swier an kaal pan evn fi shuo se wa unu a se a chuu, kaaz a evn Gad tan an ruul fram.
      But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

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Polish

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Etymology

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From gad or gadać.

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Gad m pers

  1. a male surname

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Gad f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

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  • Gad”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡad/ [ˈɡað̞]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: Gad

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Gad m

  1. Gad (Biblical character and tribe)
    • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 35:22b-26:
      Ahora bien, los hijos de Israel fueron doce: 23 Los hijos de Lea : Rúben el primogénito de Jacob, y Simeón, y Leví, y Judá, é Issachâr, y Zabulón. 24 Los hijos de Rachêl : José, y Benjamín. 25 Y los hijos de Bilha, sierva de Rachêl : Dan, y Nephtalí. 26 Y los hijos de Zilpa, sierva de Lea : Gad, y Aser. Estos fueron los hijos de Jacob, que le nacieron en Padan-aram.
      Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
      (KJV)

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