First names in Hebrew

First name Gad: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גד

Gematria value: 7

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gad is written גד

Meaning and origin

What does Gad mean?

Meaning: "good fortune"
Origin: Hebrew

Gad is a Hebrew name from the Bible, that of Jacob's seventh son, born to Zilpah, Leah's maidservant. At his birth, Leah cries out: "Good fortune has come!" (Genesis 30:11). Rashi explains: "a good mazal has arrived". Your name means "luck, good fortune".

Gematria

Gad = 7

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. גד has 2 letters:

• גthe letter Gimel3
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total7

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter Dalet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Gad, from ג to ד:

גַּאֲוַת אָדָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶנּוּ וּשְׁפַל־רוּחַ יִתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד׃

“A person's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will lay hold of honor.”

Proverbs 29:23

The book of your first name

Gad, in nine pages

• Gad, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Gad
• Gad, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Gad in three answers

How do you write Gad in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gad is written גד.

What is the gematria value of Gad?
Written גד, Gad is worth 7: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Gad mean?
Good fortune (origin: Hebrew). Gad is a Hebrew name from the Bible, that of Jacob's seventh son, born to Zilpah, Leah's maidservant. At his birth, Leah cries out: "Good fortune has come!" (Genesis 30:11). Rashi explains: "a good mazal has arrived". Your name means "luck, good fortune".