Gilʻâd — H1568

H1568 · Hebrew — גלעד

Pronunciation: ghil-awd'

Definition

locative proper noun

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

  1. n pr loc Gilead = "rocky region"
  2. 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
  3. a city (with prefix 'Jabesh')
  4. the people of the region
  5. n pr m
  6. son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh
  7. father of Jephthah
  8. a Gadite

Usually translated as

Gilead, Gileadite

Origin

probably from H1567

Occurrences

Gilʻâd occurs 114 times in 104 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Numbers (9), Deuteronomy (8), Joshua (15), Judges (24), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (6), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (13), Psalms (2), Song of Songs (2), Jeremiah (4), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (2), Amos (2), Obadiah (1), Micah (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — G