גִּלְעָד

Detailed Definition

• 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
• 2a city (with prefix 'jabesh')
• 3the people of the region
• 4(n pr m) son of machir and grandson of manasseh
• 5father of jephthah
• 6a gadite