Genesis 30:11

11 and Le'ah said, "Good fortune has come," calling him Gad [good fortune].

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 Le'ah saw that she had stopped having children, she took Zilpah her slave-girl and gave her to Ya'akov as his wife.

10 Zilpah Le'ah's slave-girl bore Ya'akov a son;

11 and Le'ah said, "Good fortune has come," calling him Gad [good fortune].

12 Zilpah Le'ah's slave-girl bore Ya'akov a second son;

13 and Le'ah said, "How happy I am! Women will say I am happy!" and called him Asher [happy].