H1568

Gil`ad

ghil-awd'

probably from H1567; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites:--Gilead, Gileadite.

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