Lexicon
גַּד
gad
H1408
N:N-M-T Hebrew

Fortune

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gad is the proper noun used for the figure to whom a table is set in Isaiah 65:11.

gad occurs as a proper noun in Isaiah 65:11, where those who forsake the LORD set a table for this named figure.

Senses in use

  1. Named figure receiving a prepared table · dominant

    In Isaiah 65:11, the proper noun גַּד֙ occurs in the clause about people who forsake the LORD and set a table for a named figure; the APB renders the clause “who set a table for Fortune.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 65:11, the APB presents the named figure as “Fortune” in the clause “who set a table for Fortune.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a precise lexical equation.

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