"Gad" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɡæd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Gad.wav [US]
Rhymes: -æd Etymology: Old Testament Hebrew ⁧גד⁩ (gad, “luck”), a son of Jacob. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|גד||luck|tr=gad}} Hebrew ⁧גד⁩ (gad, “luck”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gad
  1. The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (seventh son of Jacob): Γάδ (Gád) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 迦得 (Jiādé) (Chinese Mandarin), Gád [masculine] (Czech), ⁧גד⁩ (Hebrew), Ғад (Ğad) (Kazakh), Гад (Gad) [masculine] (Russian), Gad (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Gad-en-name-8u5m3tm5 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 43 35 15 7 Disambiguation of Individuals: 39 35 13 13 Disambiguation of 'seventh son of Jacob': 80 13 3 4
  2. One of the Israelite tribes mentioned in the Torah, descended from Gad. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Derived forms: Gadite
    Sense id: en-Gad-en-name-HDZMCpkz Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 43 35 15 7 Disambiguation of Individuals: 39 35 13 13
  3. A male given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (male given name): ⁧גד⁩ (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-Gad-en-name-xvbLEMNE Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 43 35 15 7 Disambiguation of Individuals: 39 35 13 13 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 0 1 95 4
  4. A surname. Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Gad-en-name-EMUC1F3L Disambiguation of Individuals: 39 35 13 13 Categories (other): English surnames

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