Yᵉgar Sahădûwthâʼ — H3026

Definition

locative proper noun

Jegar-Sahadutha, a cairn East of the Jordan

1. Jegar-sahadutha = "witness heap"
2. the mound of stones raised as witness between Jacob and Laban, called by Jacob in Hebrew 'Galeed'

Usually translated as

Jegar-Sahadutha

Origin

(Aramaic) from a word derived from an unused root (meaning to gather) and a derivation of a root corresponding to H7717; heap of the testimony

• Sâhêd (H7717)

Greek equivalents

• bounós (G1015)

Occurrences

Yᵉgar Sahădûwthâʼ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1)

• Genesis 31:47 — And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha (יְגַ֖ר): but Jacob called it Galeed.