Gilead
See also: gilead
English
Etymology
From Hebrew גִּלְעָד (gil'ád).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Gilead
- (biblical) A region east of the Jordan river.
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 8:22
- Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
- 1845 — Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
- Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 8:22
- A male given name from Hebrew in occasional use.
- 2012 Anne Tyler, The Beginner's Goodbye, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, pages 92-93:
- "That's Gil's name: Gilead Bryan. I'd been assuming it was Gilbert." Nandina stopped stirring the soup and said, "Gilead. Like the song?"
- 2012 Anne Tyler, The Beginner's Goodbye, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, pages 92-93:
Derived terms
Translations
Biblical region east of the Jordan
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