Gad גַּד
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| גַּד | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gad |
| Strong's number | H1407 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | coriander |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (1) |
Gad (Hebrew גַּד, Strong's H1407) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “coriander”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
coriander-a plant the seed of which resembles manna
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | coriander (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | like coriander (1), resembled coriander (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gad, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 16:31And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.
Numbers
- Numbers 11:7And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).