Lexicon
גָּדִי
ga.di
H1424
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Gadi

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Occurrences
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Hebrew
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ga.di is used as the proper name identifying Menahem as the son of Gadi.

The term occurs as a proper name in the patronymic identifying Menahem as Gadi's son in accounts of his accession and reign.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Menahem's patronymic · dominant

    Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and identify Menahem through the phrase “son of Gadi.” In 2 Kings 15:14 the APB renders Menahem's arrival and seizure of rule; in 2 Kings 15:17 it renders his becoming king over Israel.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name in the repeated patronymic “Menahem son of Gadi” in both verses. It does not independently isolate the term beyond that identification.

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