גָּדִי
ga.di
Gadi
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Analysis of Gadi (H1424) Based on the lexical data provided, Gadi appears as a proper noun in biblical Hebrew, occurring only twice in the biblical text. The term is presented as a name rather than a common word with semantic range or grammatical function. Without additional context such as genealogical information, tribal associations, or the specific passages where it appears, the precise significance of this particular name cannot be determined from the lexicon entry alone. The rarity of occurrence—limited to just two biblical references—suggests this was either a minor figure in Israelite history or a name used in a limited narrative context. The presentation as a proper noun indicates it functioned as a personal identifier rather than conveying meaning through a root word or semantic field. To understand its historical or theological importance, one would need to examine the actual biblical passages where Gadi appears and any genealogical or narrative details provided there.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and reigned in his place.
2 Kings 15:17In the thirty ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel for ten years in Samaria.