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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts גִּלְעָד(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

From an Old Testament place name meaning "heap of witness" in Hebrew. This is a mountainous region east of the Jordan River. Besides being a place name, it is also borne by people in the Bible.