H1569 H1569
Gileadite — a person from Gilead, the Transjordanian highland east of the Jordan River
The gentilic adjective גִּלְעָדִי (Gileadi) identifies a person from Gilead, the forested highland region east of the Jordan known for its balm, pastures, and fiercely independent warriors. The most famous Gileadite is Jephthah, the outcast judge who defeated Ammon and made a tragic vow (Judg 11:1, 40; 12:7). The aged Barzillai the Gileadite loyally supplied David during Absalom's revolt (2 Sam 17:27; 19:31-32), earning a lasting place in royal memory (1 Kgs 2:7). The shibboleth incident at the Jordan fords (Judg 12:4-6) further etched the Gileadites into Israel's collective consciousness. Spanish 'galaadita,' Arabic الْجِلْعَادِيِّ.
Senses
1. Gileadite (gentilic adjective) — A gentilic adjective denoting a native or resident of Gilead, the Transjordanian territory east of the Jordan River. Applied to notable individuals such as Jephthah the judge (Judg 11:1, 40; 12:7), Barzillai the loyal elder (2 Sam 17:27; 19:31; 1 Kgs 2:7; Ezra 2:61; Neh 7:63), and Jair the judge (Judg 10:3). Both singular and plural forms (Gileadite/Gileadites) share the same gentilic sense, identifying people with the distinctive culture and geography of the Gilead highlands. 11×
AR["الـ-جِلعاديُّ", "الـ-جِلعاديِّ", "الـ-جِلعادِيُّ", "الْجِلْعادي", "الْجِلْعادِيِّ", "الْجِلْعَادِيُّ", "الْجِلْعَادِيِّ", "جِلْعَادَ"]·ben["-গিলিয়দীয়ের", "গিলিয়দীয়", "গিলিয়দীয়দের", "গিলিয়দীয়ের", "গিলিয়দের", "সেই-গিলিয়দীয়", "সেই-গিলিয়দীয়ের"]·DE["Gileadites", "[הגלעדי]", "der-Gileadite"]·EN["Gileadites", "the-Giladite", "the-Gileadite"]·FR["Gileadites", "[הגלעדי]", "le-Gileadite"]·heb["גלעדים", "ה-גלעדי"]·HI["गिलअदीम-के", "गिलादी", "गिलादी-का", "गिलादी-के"]·ID["-orang-Gilead", "orang-Gilead"]·IT["Gileadites", "[הגלעדי]", "il-Gileadite"]·jav["Gilèad", "kang-Gilead", "tiyang-Gilead", "tiyang-Giléad"]·KO["그-길르아드인의", "그-길르앋-사람의", "그-길르앋-의", "그-길르앗-사람", "그-길르앗사람", "그-길르앗사람의", "그-길르앗사람이", "길르아드-사람이", "길르앗-의"]·PT["Giladim", "o-Giladita", "o-gil'adita", "o-gileadita"]·RU["Галаадитянин", "Галаадянин", "Галаадянина", "Гиладянина", "Гилеадитянин", "Гилеадово", "Гилеадянина", "Гильадян"]·ES["el-Galaadita", "el-galaadita", "el-guiladita", "galaaditas", "los-galaaditas"]·SW["Mgileadi", "Wagileadi", "Wgileadi"]·TR["-Giladluların", "Giladlıların", "Gilat'lı", "Gilatlı", "Gilead-lı", "Gileadlinin", "Gileadlı'nın", "Gileatlı"]·urd["ال-جلعادی-کی", "جلعادی", "جلعادی-کے", "جلعادیوں-کا", "جلعادیوں-کے", "جِلعادی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† גִּלְעָדִי adj.gent.;— 1. of גִּלְעָד 6 a. Nu 26:29. 2. of 5. Ju 11:1, 40; 12:7. 3. of ג׳ n.pr.loc. Ju 10:3 2 S 17:27; 19:32 1 K 2:7 Ezr 2:61 = Ne 7:63; cf. בְּנֵי גִלְעָדִים 2 K 15:25;—cf. also sub גִּלְעָד" dir="rtl" >גִּלְעָד 5.