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galʿēd גַּלְעֵד ‘Galeed’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from gal גַּל ‘heap’ and ʿēd עֵד ‘witness’
Roots: גל עד

galʿēd pr n loc
Galeed = "witness heap"
1) the pile of stones heaped up between Jacob and Laban to certify their covenant; located on Mt Gilead

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2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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