Gileadite

[ gil-ee-uh-dahyt ]

/ ˈgɪl i əˌdaɪt /

a member of a branch of the Israelite tribe descended from Manasseh.

an inhabitant of ancient Gilead.

Origin of Gileadite

Gilead + -ite¹

To digress, why do you most admire Jephthahs daughter, the gentle Gileadite?

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

Hebrew Life and Times |Harold B. Hunting
Thence it completes the half circle, cutting its way through the Gileadite hills to the Jordan.

Biblical Geography and History |Charles Foster Kent
Jephthah, the Gileadite, of the tribe of Manasseh having been banished by his tribesmen, began to lead the life of a highwayman.

History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

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

Judith Shakespeare |William Black

Gileadite

/ (ˈɡɪlɪəˌdaɪt) /

an inhabitant of the region of Gilead

a descendant of Gilead (the man)