gal.ed is the proper name Jacob gives to the heap identified as a witness between him and Laban.

The term is used as the proper name given by Jacob to the heap that Laban describes as a witness between them.

1. Name of the witness heap · dominant

   In Genesis 31:47, the proper noun is the name Jacob gives to the object, alongside Laban's naming of it. In Genesis 31:48, Laban identifies the heap as a witness between the two men and says that it was called by this name; the APB renders the clause "Therefore he called its name Galeed."

   Genesis 31:47Genesis 31:48

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Galeed" in both verses: Jacob calls it this in Genesis 31:47, and Genesis 31:48 reports that the heap received this name. The verse is read as a whole.