Genesis 30:11

11 And Leah said, "Good fortune!" so 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 Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

10 Then Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

11 And Leah said, "Good fortune!" so she named him Gad.

12 Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

13 And Leah said, "Happy am I! For the women will call me happy"; so she named him Asher.

Footnotes

• [a] That is [Fortune]