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Gileadite

גִּלְעָדִיStrong’s H1569

giladi (gil-a-di)

Appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Giladi is the Hebrew word usually translated “gileadite” and “gileadites”. It appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament.

“Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.”
Numbers 26:29 KJV
Meaning
  1. An inhabitant of Gilead -
  2. A branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended of Gilead
How it's translated
  • the gileadite 10
  • gileadites 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Judges 4
  • 2 Samuel 2
  • Numbers 1
  • 1 Kings 1
  • 2 Kings 1
  • Ezra 1

7 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

גִּלְעָדִי giladi · Gileadite

Someone from Gilead Group of gil.ad (גִּלְעָד "Gilead" H1568) § Gileadite = "rocky region" 1) an inhabitant of Gilead - 2) a branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended of Gilead

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.