Hebrew · H1568

גִּלְעָד

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

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גִּלְעָד H1568

Pronunciation gilĕʿād

What does גִּלְעָד (gilĕʿād) mean in the Bible?

גִּלְעָד (gilĕʿād) is a Hebrew word meaning "Gilad , a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites".

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What does גִּלְעָד (gilĕʿād) mean in the Bible?

גִּלְעָד (gilĕʿād) is a Hebrew word meaning "Gilad , a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites".

How does the BSB render H1568?

The BSB source-word alignment has 134 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Gilead (45), . . . (34), Gilead (18), in Gilead (13), and Gilead (5).

Where does גִּלְעָד (gilĕʿād) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (31), Joshua (16), 1 Chronicles (13), 1 Kings (11).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of Gilead 45× Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25, Numbers 26:30

. . . 34× Judges 11:8, Judges 11:9, Judges 11:29, Judges 21:8

Gilead 18× Numbers 26:29, Numbers 32:40, Deuteronomy 3:15, Deuteronomy 3:16

in Gilead 13× Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 20:8, Joshua 21:38, Judges 10:8

and Gilead 5× Numbers 32:1, Judges 11:1, 1 Samuel 13:7, Jeremiah 50:19

to Gilead 4× Numbers 32:39, 2 Samuel 24:6, Jeremiah 46:11, Zechariah 10:10

from Gilead 3× Genesis 37:25, Numbers 26:29, Deuteronomy 34:1

The Gileadites 2× Judges 12:5

- 1× 1 Kings 4:13

[in] Gilead 1× Hosea 12:11

also Gilead 1× Joshua 13:11

And Gilead’s 1× Judges 11:2

are like Gilead 1× Jeremiah 22:6

far as Gilead 1× Deuteronomy 2:36

Gileadites 1× Judges 12:4

of the Gileadites 1× Joshua 17:1

through Gilead 1× 2 Kings 10:33

women of Gilead 1× Amos 1:13

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Usage map

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First aligned row Genesis 31:21

Aligned rows 134

Books represented 20

Genesis 4 Numbers 10 Deuteronomy 8 Joshua 16 Judges 31 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 6 1 Kings 11 2 Kings 7 1 Chronicles 13 2 Chronicles 8 Psalms 2 Song Of Solomon 2 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 2 Amos 2 Obadiah 1 Micah 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

גִּלְעָ֑ד 16x gil·‘āḏ Numbers 26:29, Judges 21:14, 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 31:11

הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ 10x hag·gil·‘āḏ Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25, Numbers 32:26

גִלְעָ֔ד 9x ḡil·‘āḏ Numbers 26:30, Judges 11:5, Judges 11:7, Judges 11:11

גִּלְעָֽד׃ 9x gil·‘āḏ Judges 21:9, 1 Kings 22:29, 2 Kings 9:1, 2 Kings 9:4

הַגִּלְעָ֔ד 9x hag·gil·‘āḏ Numbers 32:40, Deuteronomy 2:36, Joshua 12:2, Joshua 12:5

גִּלְעָ֛ד 6x gil·‘āḏ Judges 11:2, Judges 12:5, 1 Kings 22:6, 1 Kings 22:15

הַגִּלְעָד֙ 6x hag·gil·‘āḏ Deuteronomy 3:10, Deuteronomy 3:12, Deuteronomy 3:16, Joshua 13:31

גִּלְעָד֙ 4x gil·‘āḏ Numbers 27:1, Judges 21:10, 1 Kings 22:12, 2 Chronicles 18:11

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - feminine singular 73x Numbers 26:29, Numbers 26:30, Numbers 27:1, Numbers 32:1

Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 39x Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25, Numbers 32:26

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 8x Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 20:8, Joshua 21:38, Judges 10:8

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Joshua 13:11, 2 Kings 10:33, Jeremiah 50:19

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x 1 Samuel 13:7, Micah 7:14

Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 2x Numbers 32:39, 1 Chronicles 27:21

Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Judges 21:8, 1 Kings 4:13

Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1x 2 Samuel 24:6

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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גִּלְעָד

What does גִּלְעָד (gilĕʿād) mean in the Bible?

What does גִּלְעָד (gilĕʿād) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1568?

Where does גִּלְעָד (gilĕʿād) appear in Scripture?

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