Gilead

See also: gilead

English

Etymology

From Hebrew גִּלְעָד (gil'ád).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪliæd/

Proper noun

Gilead

1. (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!

2. 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?"

Derived terms

• Mount Gilead

Translations

Biblical region east of the Jordan

• Dutch: Gilead
• French: Galaad, Guilead
• German: Gilead
• Greek: Γαλαάδ (Galaád)

  Ancient: Γαλαάδ (Galaád)

• Hebrew: גִּלְעָד (he) m (gil'ád)
• Italian: Galaad m
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• Latin: Galaad
• Polish: Gilead (pl) m
• Portuguese: Gileade
• Russian: Галаад (Galaad), Гилеад (Gilead)
• Spanish: Galaad
• Yiddish: גלעד m (giled)

Anagrams

• Daigle, Gildea, aeglid