Gil'ad (גלעד) means Gilead in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גִּלְעָד
gil'ad
noun · masculine
In English
Gilead
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gil'ad.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אזור הררי ממזרח לארץ ישראל, בחלקה הצפוני של עבר הירדן.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּי מִתֹּשָׁבֵי גִלְעָד אֶל-אַחְאָב חַי-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר עָמַדְתִּי לְפָנָיו אִם-יִהְיֶה הַשָּׁנִים הָאֵלֶּה טַל וּמָטָר כִּי אִם-לְפִי דְבָרִי
- 2שם פרטי לזכר
וַתִּקְרַבְנָה בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד בֶּן-חֵפֶר בֶּן-גִּלְעָד בֶּן-מָכִיר בֶּן-מְנַשֶּׁה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹת מְנַשֶּׁה בֶן-יוֹסֵף וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֹתָיו מַחְלָה נֹעָה וְחָגְלָה וּמִלְכָּה וְתִרְצָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gil'ad is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גִּלְעָד
- Written without vowel points
- גלעד
- Said
- gil'ad
- Gematria
- 107
This is how Gil'ad is said in other languages.
- English
- Gilead
These words rhyme with Gil'ad.
These words come before and after Gil'ad in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gil'ad.
What does Gil'ad (גלעד) mean in Hebrew?
Gil'ad (גלעד) means Gilead. It is said gil'ad, with the stress on ad.
What rhymes with Gil'ad (גלעד)?
Words that rhyme with Gil'ad (גלעד) include בד, יד, שד, מעמד, אחד, and עד.
Is Gil'ad (גלעד) masculine or feminine?
The word Gil'ad (גלעד) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלעד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.