Hebrew

Galeed

גַּלְעֵדStrong’s H1567

galed (gal-ed)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Galed is the Hebrew word usually translated “galeed”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.”

Genesis 31:47 KJV

Meaning

Galeed = "witness heap"

How it's translated

galeed 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Genesis 2

1 book in all.

Related words

Galeed (galed)

Explore in Scripture

Genesis 31:48And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

Hebrew dictionary

גַּלְעֵד galed · Galeed

Galeed = "witness heap" the pile of stones heaped up between Jacob and Laban to certify their covenant; located on Mt Gilead Another name of ra.mot gi.l.ad (רָמֹת "Ramoth" H7433)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.