What does גִּלְעָדִי mean in the Bible?
גִּלְעָדִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Giladite or descendant of Gilad".
Hebrew · H1569
גִּלְעָדִי
גִּלְעָדִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Giladite or descendant of Gilad".
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גִּלְעָדִיH1569
What does גִּלְעָדִי mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1569?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Gileadite (8), . . . (1), [and] the Gileadite (1), Gilead (1).
Where does גִּלְעָדִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 26:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (4), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe Gileadite8×Judges 10:3, Judges 11:1, Judges 11:40, 2 Samuel 17:27
. . .1×Judges 12:7
[and] the Gileadite1×Numbers 26:29
Gilead1×2 Kings 15:25
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 26:29הַגִּלְעָדִֽי׃to[and] the GileaditeArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularJudges 10:3הַגִּלְעָדִ֑יtothe GileaditeArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularJudges 11:1הַגִּלְעָדִ֗יtothe GileaditeArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularJudges 11:40הַגִּלְעָדִ֑יtothe GileaditeArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularJudges 12:7הַגִּלְעָדִ֔יto. . .Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular2 Samuel 17:27הַגִּלְעָדִ֖יtothe GileaditeArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singular2 Samuel 19:31הַגִּלְעָדִ֔יtothe GileaditeArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Kings 2:7הַגִּלְעָדִי֙tothe GileaditeArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singular2 Kings 15:25גִלְעָדִ֑יםtoGileadNoun - proper - masculine pluralEzra 2:61הַגִּלְעָדִי֙tothe GileaditeArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 26:29
Aligned rows11
Books represented7
Numbers1Judges42 Samuel21 Kings12 Kings1Ezra1Nehemiah1
Source forms
הַגִּלְעָדִי֙3xhag·gil·‘ā·ḏî1 Kings 2:7, Ezra 2:61, Nehemiah 7:63
הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י2xhag·gil·‘ā·ḏîJudges 10:3, Judges 11:40
הַגִּלְעָדִ֔י2xhag·gil·‘ā·ḏîJudges 12:7, 2 Samuel 19:31
גִלְעָדִ֑ים1xḡil·‘ā·ḏîm2 Kings 15:25
הַגִּלְעָדִ֗י1xhag·gil·‘ā·ḏîJudges 11:1
הַגִּלְעָדִ֖י1xhag·gil·‘ā·ḏî2 Samuel 17:27
הַגִּלְעָדִֽי׃1xhag·gil·‘ā·ḏîNumbers 26:29
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular10xNumbers 26:29, Judges 10:3, Judges 11:1, Judges 11:40
Noun - proper - masculine plural1x2 Kings 15:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Giladite or descendant of Gilad
Source Gloss
a Giladite or descendant of Gilad
Extended definition
Gileadite.