Genesis 30:11

11 Le'ah said, "How fortunate!" 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 Le'ah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Ya`akov as a wife.

10 Zilpah, Le'ah's handmaid, bore Ya`akov a son.

11 Le'ah said, "How fortunate!" She named him Gad.

12 Zilpah, Le'ah's handmaid, bore Ya`akov a second son.

13 Le'ah said, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy." She named him Asher.