Genesis 30:11

11 Then Leah said, "Good fortune!" And she called his name 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 saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took Zilpah her female servant and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

10 And Zilpah, the female slave of Leah, bore a son to Jacob.

11 Then Leah said, "Good fortune!" And she called his name Gad.

12 And Zilpah, Leah's female servant, bore a second son to Jacob.

13 Then Leah said, "How happy [am] I! For women have called me happy." So she called his name Asher.