Etymograph

English

Gad

Gad comes from Biblical Hebrew גָּד.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEגָּדgad
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025Gad

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEגָּדgad
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025Gad

Earliest quotation: 2025, Zachary B. Wolf, Elon Musk wants to save Western civilization from empathy: “We’ve got civilizational suicidal empathy going on,” Musk said,…”

Today it means

name The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew גָּד / Gad