"גלעד" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Hebrew]

Forms: גִּלְעָד [canonical], gil'ád [romanization]
Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=gil'ád|wv=גִּלְעָד}} גִּלְעָד • (gil'ád) m
  1. a male given name, Gilead
    Sense id: en-גלעד-he-name-0BFoxwFB Categories (other): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 19 15
  2. (biblical) Gilead (a region east of the Jordan river)
    Sense id: en-גלעד-he-name-ewCqfw~m Categories (other): Bible, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 33 55 12 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Hebrew]

Forms: גַּלְעֵד [canonical], gal'éd [romanization], גַּלְעֵדִים [indefinite, plural], גַּלְעֲדֵי־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: גל + עד Etymology templates: {{compound|he|גל|עד}} גל + עד Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pl=גַּלְעֵדִים|plcons=גַּלְעֲדֵי־|tr=gal'éd|wv=גַּלְעֵד}} גַּלְעֵד • (gal'éd) m (plural indefinite גַּלְעֵדִים, plural construct גַּלְעֲדֵי־)
  1. a cairn (a heap of stones used as a monument) Related terms (monument): יָד (yad), מַצֵּבָה (matsevá), אַנְדַּרְטָה (andárta)
    Sense id: en-גלעד-he-noun-jMnGym~E Categories (other): Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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