Gileadite

[ gil-ee-uh-dahyt ]

noun

1. a member of a branch of the Israelite tribe descended from Manasseh.
2. an inhabitant of ancient Gilead.

Gileadite

/ ˈɡɪlɪəˌdaɪt /

noun

1. an inhabitant of the region of Gilead
2. a descendant of Gilead (the man)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gileadite¹

Gilead + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

And could she not be as resolute as the daughter of the Gileadite?

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Jephthah, the Gileadite, of the tribe of Manasseh having been banished by his tribesmen, began to lead the life of a highwayman.

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And if he said "Sibboleth" (the Gileadite dialect), and did not pronounce it exactly right, then they would kill him.

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Thence it completes the half circle, cutting its way through the Gileadite hills to the Jordan.

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Her faith was as of that nameless daughter of the Gileadite; and she could not yield.

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