גָּד ³, luck; genius, godhead. Targ. O. Gen. XXX, 11 גָּד; Y. II גַּדָּא (not גֵּרָא). Targ. Esth. VIII, 15 גַּדָּא (not גָּדָא).—Gen. R. s. 71 ג׳ דביתא the good genius of the house. Sabb. 67ᵇ גד גַּרִּי וסינוק לא (Ms. M. צינוק), a charm formula supposed to mean, Be lucky, my luck, and tire not (prob. Grow, my luck &c., v. נְגַד). Ḥull. 40ᵃ לג׳ דהר to the godhead of the mountain. Ned. 56ᵃ (explain. דרגש) ערסא דג׳ the bed reserved for the domestic genius (bed of state). Y. Ab. Zar. I, 39ᵈ top לגַרֵּיה וכ׳, v. ארקליס. Gen. R. s. 65 ג׳ דע"ז דאת קאים [ביה] by the idolatrous godhead by whom thou standest, i.e. to whom thou referrest in saying, ‘Let my father rise’ (Gen. XXVII, 31). Y. Sabb. XVI, end, 15ᵈ; Y. Yoma VIII, 45ᵇ; Y. Ned. IV, 38ᵈ בגַדָּךְ מדלי (not בגרך) doest thou rely upon thy good luck? Koh. R. to VII, 26 מה ביש ג׳ וכ׳ how bad is this woman’s (my) luck!; a. fr.—Pl. גַּדַּיָּיא, גַּדַּיָּא. Y. Ab. Zar. III, 43ᵃ bot. ג׳ קורין אותה גליא a place called Gaddaya is cacophemistically named Gallaya (dung-hills); Tosef. ib. VI (VII), 4 גדגיא ed. Zuck. (ed. גריא, corr. acc.).