Gad ~ ጋድ: fortune; luck / EBD, (ዘፍ 30፡11-13) ... [Related term(s):- Gaddi, Gadi]

The name ‘Gad’ is derived from ‘Ged’ (ገድ) ፥ the meaning is ‘luck, fortune...’ / Ibid.

Jacob's seventh son, by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, and the brother of Asher, “And Leah said, a troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.” (Gen 30:11-13; 46:16, 18)

The other person with the same name: A prophet who joined David in the "hold," and at whose advice he quitted it for the forest of Hareth (1 Chr 29:29; 2 Chr 29:25; 1 Sam 22:5)
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ጋድ ~Gad: ጋድ፣ ጎድ፣ ጉድ፣ ገድ፣ እድል፣ እጣ ፈንታ ማለት ነው። [ተዛማጅ ስሞች- ጉዲኤል፣ ጋዲ]

‘ገድ’ ከሚለው ቃል የመጣ ስም ነው።

[መልካም ዕድል ማለት ነው / መቅቃ]

በዚህ ስም የሚታወቁ ሁለት ሰዎች አሉ።

1.                  ልያ ለያቆብ የወለደችለት፥ “ልያም። ጉድ አለች ስሙንም ጋድ ብላ ጠራችው” (ዘፍ 30፡11-13)

2.                  በንጉሥ ዳዊት ዘመን የነበረ ነብይ፥ (1 ዜና 29:29)፣ (2 ዜና 29:25)፣ (1 ሳሙ 22:5)