Genesis 30:11

11 Leah said, "How fortunate!" and she named him Gad (Lucky).

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 wasn't having any more children, she gave her maid Zilpah to Jacob for a wife.

10 Zilpah had a son for Jacob.

11 Leah said, "How fortunate!" and she named him Gad (Lucky).

12 When Leah's maid Zilpah had a second son for Jacob,

13 Leah said, "A happy day! The women will congratulate me in my happiness." So she named him Asher (Happy).