Gil`ad <01568>
delg Gil`ad
| Pronunciation | : | ghil-awd' |
| Origin | : | probably from 01567 |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 356 |
| PrtSpch | : | n pr loc, n pr m (noun proper locative, noun proper masculine) |
| In Hebrew | : | delg 75, delgh 39, delgb 9, delghw 3, hdelg 2, delgw 2, delgl 2, delgm 1, hdelgh 1 |
| In NET | : | Gilead 124, Gileadites 4, Jabesh Gilead 2, Gilead's 2 |
| In AV | : | Gilead 101, Ramothgilead + 07433 18, Jabeshgilead + 03003 12, Gileadites 2 |
| Count | : | 134 |
| Definition | : |
n pr loc
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
probably from 1567; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites: KJV -- Gilead, Gileadite. see HEBREW for 01567 |
| Related Greek | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Gileadite (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV) Gileadites (NET, NASB, NRSV) Ramoth Gilead (NET, NIV) Ramoth-Gilead (KJV, TEV) Ramoth-gilead (NASB, NRSV) |
