Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • interjection Used to express surprise or dismay.
  • In the Bible, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.

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  • proper noun biblical Seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
  • proper noun biblical One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Gad.
  • proper noun A male given name

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of God.]

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Old Testament Hebrew גד (gad) "luck", a son of Jacob.

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