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Song of Solomon 4:1

Behold yourself! | Behold yourself!
Behold yourself! A beautiful one, companion of myself! Behold yourself! A beautiful one! The dual eyes of yourself are doves separated against the tightly bound one of yourself, the hair of yourself is as an arrangement of the Fierce Ones who have sat up from the mountain of Uncovered Witness!1

Footnote:

Sng. 4:1

The name גלעד (Gilead) can be interpreted as "Uncovered Witness" or "Revealed Witness", based on its etymological components:

  1. גלה (gala) – "to uncover," "to reveal," or "to exile." (Strong's #1540)
  2. עד (ed) – "witness" or "testimony."

In this interpretation, the name could signify a "witness that is revealed" or "a revealed testimony," possibly referring to a place where a significant event or covenant was witnessed and made known.

This understanding fits with the biblical context, where Gilead is sometimes associated with a witness or a memorial—for example, in Genesis 31, when a stone heap is set up as a witness to a covenant between Jacob and Laban. The name could reflect the idea that Gilead was a place where something significant was revealed or witnessed, whether in terms of a covenant, an event, or a memorial.