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גד n.m. luck, fortune, numen ( τυχή ; SA גד ST Gen 30:11(Var)) 1. luck, fortune: sg. אתה גדה דביתה אתה גדה דעלמא the luck of the house has come; the luck of the world has come BR 833:3 [expl. בגד Gen 30:11]; הווי דהוא גדי<ה> קשי his luck is difficult EchRB 89:14; גדה טב his luck will be good Hem 19; מה ביש גדא דהאי איתתא how bad is the fortune of that woman KohR 21c(15); ביש גדא דההוא גברא how bad is the fortune of that man Ber 5c(58); ביש גדא one having bad luck KohR 20c(32); ib. 29c(29); EstR 11d(14); גדה טבה good fortune FPT Gen 30:11[05]; TN ib.; בגדך מדלי my property (depends on) your fortune Sab 15d(40) // Yom 45b(29) // Ned 38d(30); pl. גדייא גלייא Sab 11d(25); 2. fortune, fate ( τυχή ): sg. גדRהX דעבודה זרה דאת קאים by the Fate of your idolatry! You will stand up! BR 731:3; 3. numen: sg. גדיה דארקליס the numen of Heraclius AZ 39d(18)On mng. 3, v. E. Bickerman, in Lieb, TaS 9.
