Genesis 30:11

11 and Leah said, "What good luck!" So she named him Gad.

Genesis 30:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 30:11

And Leah said, a troop cometh
A troop of children, having bore four herself, and now her maid another, and more she expected; or the commander of a troop cometh, one that shall head an army and overcome his enemies; which agrees with the prophecy of Jacob, ( Genesis 49:19 ) ; and she called his name Gad:
which signifies a "troop", glorying in the multitude of her children, that she had or hoped to have.

Genesis 30:11 In-Context

9 When Leah realized that she had stopped bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as his wife.

10 Leah's servant Zilpah gave birth to a son for Jacob,

11 and Leah said, "What good luck!" So she named him Gad.

12 Leah's servant Zilpah gave birth to a second son for Jacob,

13 and Leah said, "I'm happy now because women call me happy." So she named him Asher.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or good fortune