Gilead

American  

[gil-ee-uhd] / ˈgɪl i əd /

noun

1. a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.

2. Mount, a mountain in NW Jordan. 3,596 feet (1,096 meters).

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Gilead ¹ British  

/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /

noun

1. a historic mountainous region east of the River Jordan, rising over 1200 m (4000 ft)

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Gilead ² British  

/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /

noun

1. Old Testament a grandson of Manasseh; ancestor of the Coileadites (Numbers 26: 29–30)

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Example Sentences

One of the treatments, an antiviral called remdesivir made by US pharma firm Gilead, has been tested on humans for the Zaire Ebola strain, but not for Bundibugyo.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“I had just seen him on TV, and it’s like, ‘What do you think about Celgene and Gilead in the biotech sector?’”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The guidance was also reduced by financing costs from a string of acquisitions Gilead announced this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Gilead launched TAF-based medicines in 2015 with comparable antiviral power and meaningfully improved kidney and bone safety for some patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The old Balm of Gilead cemetery was along Quagmire Road, about halfway between here and home.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck