The meaning of “גָּדִי”
Understanding Gâdîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
patronymically from גָּד Gadites, children of Gad. - § Gadite = "an invader: a troop: fortune" - a Gadite (collectively)...
גָּדִי
patronymically from גָּד Gadites, children of Gad. - § Gadite = "an invader: a troop: fortune" - a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad 1) one of the tribe descended from Gad
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 34:14 | “For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:” Word: גָּדִי (Gâdîy) | |
| Deuteronomy 4:43 | “Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.” Word: גָּדִי (Gâdîy) | |
| Joshua 13:8 | “With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;” Word: גָּדִי (Gâdîy) | |
| 2 Samuel 23:36 | “Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,” Word: גָּדִי (Gâdîy) | |
| 2 Kings 10:33 | “From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.” Word: גָּדִי (Gâdîy) |