Gilead

gilead English Etymology From en he גִּלְעָד gilʻád. For sense 3, the fictional Gilead theocracy from "The Handmaid's Tale" named itself as such because it presented its oppressive policies as "healing" for a fertility crisis. Pronunciation en /ˈɡɪliæd/ /ˈɡɪliəd/ en ɪliæd 3 Proper noun en Q922498en biblical A region east of the Jordan river. Jeremiah 8 22 Is there no balme in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recouered? Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore! en male Hebrew in occasional use. en 2012 w:Anne Tyler The Beginner's Goodbye 92–93 Chatto & Windus 9780701187194 "That's Gil's name: Gilead Bryan. I'd been assuming it was Gilbert." Nandina stopped stirring the soup and said, "Gilead. Like the song?" en derogatory An illiberal and oppressive place, especially on matters related to women's rights, reproduction, or sex (from the theocratic dystopia in Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale). en 3 August 2018 Nicola Oakley; Emma Gill https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/parents-different-surnames-kids-holiday-10417186 Parents with different surnames to their kids face questioning at UK airports on family holidays Mirror (UK) Another wrote: "Just to clarify women who chose not to take their husband's surname or have children with a partner they are not married to will be subject to increased border measures. This is what freedom looks like under a Tory government? Straight out of Gilead." https://web.archive.org/web/20260715145701/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/parents-different-surnames-kids-holiday-10417186 15 July 2026 en 18 October 2018 Elura Nanos https://lawandcrime.com/opinion/good-catholic-pharmacist-doesnt-know-difference-between-miscarriage-and-abortion-but-hell-learn-in-court/ ‘Good Catholic’ Pharmacist Doesn’t Know Difference Between Miscarriage and Abortion, But He’ll Learn in Court Law & Crime On Tuesday, the ACLU filed an official complaint with Meijer Pharmacy’s CEO for an incident that’s straight out of Gilead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191113201836/https://lawandcrime.com/opinion/good-catholic-pharmacist-doesnt-know-difference-between-miscarriage-and-abortion-but-hell-learn-in-court/ en 22 December 2019 Leo Varadkar Barry Egan https://www.independent.ie/life/he-makes-me-laugh-he-could-get-a-job-writing-christmas-cracker-jokes-38803082.html 'He makes me laugh. He could get a job writing Christmas cracker jokes' w:Irish Independent "But people often don't understand these things. The same thing would apply, I think, when it comes to feminism, for example: people saying things about women or having views that they shouldn't have. It doesn't mean they're misogynist or straight out of Gilead." https://web.archive.org/web/20200311141159/https://www.independent.ie/life/he-makes-me-laugh-he-could-get-a-job-writing-christmas-cracker-jokes-38803082.html en suburb of city/Sydney in the carea/Campbelltown s/New South Wales c/Australia. Derived terms en balm of Gilead balsam of Gilead Gileadean Gileadite Mount Gilead Translations Biblical region east of the Jordan Catalan: ca Gal·leàs m, ca Galeàs m Dutch: nl Gilead French: fr Galaad, fr Guilead German: de Gilead Greek: el Γαλαάδ Ancient Greek: grc Γαλαάδ Hebrew: he גִּלְעָד m gil'ád Italian: it Galaad m Latin: la Galaad Polish: pl Gilead m Portuguese: pt Gileade Russian: ru Галаад, ru Гилеад Spanish: es Galaad Yiddish: yi גלעד m giled Anagrams en adegil Daigle Gildea aeglid en Derogatory names for places Fascism Fictional locations The Handmaid's Tale Theocracy Polish pl: Etymology pl :bor hbo:גִּלְעָד<tr:gil'ád> + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun m-in pl Bible pl region east of the Jordan river c/Israel Gilead Declension s Further reading pl exonyms