Genesis 30:11

11 Leah named him Gad, for she said, “How fortunate I am!”

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 Meanwhile, Leah realized that she wasn’t getting pregnant anymore, so she took her servant, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

10 Soon Zilpah presented him with a son.

11 Leah named him Gad, for she said, “How fortunate I am!”

12 Then Zilpah gave Jacob a second son.

13 And Leah named him Asher, for she said, “What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me.”

Footnotes

• [a] Gad means “good fortune.”