Hebrew - English Dictionary
H1568 - Gilead
| Strong's No.: | H1568 |
| Hebrew: | גִּלְעָד |
| Transliteration: | Gilʻâd |
| Phonetic: | ghil-awd' |
| Word Origin: | Probably from H1567 |
| Bible Usage: | {Gilead} Gileadite. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun |
| Strongs Definition: | {Gilad} a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | Gilead = "rocky region" 1. 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 n pr m 4. son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh 5. father of Jephthah 6. a Gadite |
| Bible References:
Gilead |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Gilead ( 99 )
Gileadites ( 2 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.