# Gad
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɡæd/
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* Rhymes: -æd

### Proper noun

Gad
* (biblical) The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
* One of the Israelite tribes mentioned in the Torah, descended from Gad.
* A male given name from Hebrew.
* A surname.

#### Quotations

* 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22b-26::Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: $^{23}$ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: $^{24}$ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: $^{25}$ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: $^{26}$ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
* 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 21:38:And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs.

#### Derived terms

* Gadite

#### Translations
### See also

* Gad (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Gad (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* DAG, GDA, dag

## Jamaican Creole
### Etymology

Derived from English God.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡad/

### Proper noun

Gad
* (religion) God
** 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 5:34:Bot a dis mi a tel unu se, unu no fi swier at aal at aal. No bada swier an kaal pan evn fi shuo se wa unu a se a chuu, kaaz a evn Gad tan an ruul fram.But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

### Further reading

* Gad on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{jam}$
* Gad at JamaicanPatwah.com

## Polish
### Etymology

From gad or gadać.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡat/
* Rhymes: -at
* Syllabification: Gad
* Homophone: gad

### Proper noun

Gad m pers
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Gad f (indeclinable)
* a female surname

### Further reading

* “Gad”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡad/ [ˈɡað̞]
* Rhymes: -ad
* Syllabification: Gad

### Proper noun

Gad m
* Gad (Biblical character and tribe)
** 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 35:22b-26:Ahora bien, los hijos de Israel fueron doce: $^{23}$ Los hijos de Lea : Rúben el primogénito de Jacob, y Simeón, y Leví, y Judá, é Issachâr, y Zabulón. $^{24}$ Los hijos de Rachêl : José, y Benjamín. $^{25}$ Y los hijos de Bilha, sierva de Rachêl : Dan, y Nephtalí. $^{26}$ Y los hijos de Zilpa, sierva de Lea : Gad, y Aser. Estos fueron los hijos de Jacob, que le nacieron en Padan-aram.Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: $^{23}$ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: $^{24}$ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: $^{25}$ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: $^{26}$ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.(KJV)

### Anagrams

* a. D. g.