גִּלְעָד

Strong’s Definition

Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

probably from H1567 (גַּלְעֵד);

KJV Usage

Gilead, Gileadite.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr loc) a mountainous region bounded on the west by the jordan, on the north by bashan, on the east by the arabian plateau, and on the south by moab and ammon; sometimes called 'mount gilead' or the 'land of gilead' or just 'gilead'. divided into north and south gilead
• 2.a city (with prefix 'jabesh')
• 3.the people of the region
• 4.(n pr m) son of machir and grandson of manasseh
• 5.father of jephthah
• 6.a gadite

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Gilʻâd; Pronunciation: ghil-awd'