גד
עברית
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גד¹
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Compare Arabic جَدّ (jadd, “luck, good fortune”).
noun גָּד · gad
- luck
proper noun גָּד · gad
- Gad (the seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah)
- One of the Israelite tribes.
- A pan-Semitic god of fortune
גד²
Where it comes from
Found in Punic 𐤂𐤃 (gd /gid/, “coriander”), Ugaritic 𐎂𐎄 (gd, “coriander”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גַּד (gaḏ), גּׅידא (giḏā, “coriander”). The origin is unclear. It could be from the root formula’s meaning related to strips (→ جُدَّة (judda)), because of coriander’s being chopped, but there is a chance it is the same word as Old Armenian գինձ (ginj) and its known Iranian relatives. Less likely the plant name is from the fortune or fortune god word above in consideration of magical uses.
noun גַּד · gad
- coriander
In English
Talk about this word "גד." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%93. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. גד. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%93 "גד." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%93.Cite this
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title = {גד},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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