גָּד
gad
H1409
H:N-M
Hebrew
fortune
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Hebrew
Language
gad denotes the fortune Leah announces as having come when she names her son Gad.
The attested use presents gad as the fortune Leah announces as having come, immediately connected with her naming of Gad in Genesis 30:11.
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Fortune announced in a naming statement · dominant
In Genesis 30:11, the masculine singular absolute forms occur in Leah's announcement and are followed by her naming of Gad; the APB renders the verse, "Fortune has come," before stating that she called his name Gad.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 30:11, the APB presents the announcement as "Fortune has come" and then names Gad; The exact contribution of each repeated form is not separately marked.