gad

Everyday

1. To gad about is to wander from place to place looking for fun or news. tree →
2. «Gad!» is an old mild exclamation of surprise. tree →
3. (old use) A gad is a thin pointed stick used to prod animals. tree →

In the lessons

in old tales, a rude or surprised shout; «gad about» means to roam without purpose

Examples

• Don't gad about in the rain. tree →
• «Gad!» said the old man, and jumped. tree →
• The farmer used a gad to move the oxen. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Gad was a son of Jacob by Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him; it settled east of the Jordan. Gad was also the name of David's seer, a prophet who gave him God's word, and a place name appears in Beth-gader.

Interpretation. Tradition says the name means "luck" or "troop," and Gad is one of the twelve tribes. The prophet Gad is seen as one of the seers who helped David and wrote of his reign.

Examples

• Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. (Torah EXO.1.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel. (Torah NUM.1.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they journeyed from Ijim, and pitched in Dibon-gad. (Torah NUM.33.45, JPS 1917) tree →
• Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. (Writings 1CH.2.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying: (Writings 1CH.21.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader. (Writings 1CH.2.51, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths