Strong H1424גָּדִי
Gadi
- Transliteration
- gâdîy
- Pronunciation
- gaw-dee'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From H1409; fortunate;
{Gadi} an Israelite: - Gadi.
{Gadi} an Israelite: - Gadi.
Meaning of the name
Gadi = "my fortune"
Detailed definition
A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.14;
father of: Menahem (H4505)
father of: Menahem (H4505)
In the biblical story
Gadi
Father of Menahem, king of Israel.
Gadi was the father of Menahem, who became king of Israel after assassinating Shallum.
In the Bible
Strong H1424 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gadi2
First verses
- 2 Kings 15:14For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
- 2 Kings 15:17In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.