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Joshua 17:1 (AMP)

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1 ALLOTMENT WAS made for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan because he was a man of war.

Definition(s):
Bashan (Beh-shan): in the tooth, in ivory
Bashan (Ba-shan): in the tooth, in ivory
Gilead (Gil-ee-ad): the heap or mass of testimony
Machir (Makh-eer): selling; knowing