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Gad.

The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ɡæd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. 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.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.