- Gileadite
- noun see Gilead
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Gileadite — /gil ee euh duyt /, n. 1. a member of a branch of the Israelite tribe descended from Manasseh. 2. an inhabitant of ancient Gilead. [GILEAD + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
gileadite — gil·e·ad·ite … English syllables
Gileadite — Gil•e•ad•ite [[t]ˈgɪl i əˌdaɪt[/t]] n. 1) jud a member of a branch of the Israelite tribe descended from Manasseh 2) geg an inhabitant of ancient Gilead … From formal English to slang
Gileadite — /ˈgɪliədaɪt/ (say gileeuhduyt) noun an inhabitant of Gilead. {Gilead + ite1} …
gileadite — ˈgilēəˌdīt noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Gilead, region in Jordan + English ite 1. : a member of a branch of the ancient Israelite tribe of Manasseh 2. : an inhabitant of ancient Gilead * * * /gil ee euh duyt /, n … Useful english dictionary
Judges 11 — 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. 2 And Gilead s wife bare him sons; and his wife s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not… … The King James version of the Bible
BARZILLAI — (Heb. בַּרְזִלַּי), name of two biblical persons. (1) Barzillai the Gileadite (Heb. הַגִּלְעָדִי), a wealthy man of Rogelim. When David and his men fled to Mahanaim in Gilead because of absalom s rebellion, he, like two other prominent… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GILEAD — (Heb. גִּלְעָד), the central region east of the Jordan, approximately between the river Yarmuk in the north and the northern end of the Dead Sea in the south. The name Gilead is explained in the Bible as deriving from Gal ed, in Aramaic Yegar… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gilead — geographical name mountainous region of ancient Palestine E of Jordan River; now in Jordan • Gileadite noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Child sacrifice — See also: Religious abuse and Infanticide Child sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children in order to please, propitiate or force supernatural beings in order to achieve a desired result. As such, it is a form of human sacrifice … Wikipedia
