BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1427
gad.di.el — Gaddiel
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.10; son of: Sodi (H5476) § Gaddiel = "God is my fortune" the spy from the tribe of Zebulun sent by Moses to spy out the land of Canaan
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5476
so.di — Sodi
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.10; father of: Gaddiel (H1427) § Sodi = "acquaintance" father of Gaddiel, the spy selected from the tribe of Zebulun
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Fortune (i.e., sent) of God, the representative of the tribe of Zebulum among the twelve spies (Num. 13:10).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
