gideon

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Definition of gideon in English English dictionary

A male given name, taken to use by Puritans

A warrior judge of Israel

given name, male

Judge and hero of ancient Israel, whose deeds are described in the Old Testament Book of Judges. The book contains two versions of Gideon's story. In one account, he led his tribe of Manasseh in a victorious campaign against the Midianites, then fashioned an idolatrous image from the booty and led Israel into immorality. In another version, he replaced worship of the local deity, Baal, with that of Yahweh (the God of Israel), and the power of Yahweh enabled his tribe to destroy the Midianites

{i} male first name

Related Terms

Gideon Bible

a Bible that is put in a hotel room or similar place by a member of a Christian organization called the Gideons, who encourage people to read the Bible by giving them a copy of it

Gideon Hausner

chief prosecutor in Adolph Eichmann's trial, former member of the Israeli parliament

Gideon Welles

born July 1, 1802, Glastonbury, Conn., U.S. died Feb. 11, 1878, Hartford, Conn. U.S. politician. Cofounder and editor the Hartford Times (1826-36), he founded one of the first Republican Party newspapers in New England, the Hartford Evening Press (1856). In 1861 he was appointed secretary of the navy by Pres. Abraham Lincoln, and in the American Civil War he built a large Union navy from a few ships, supported development of the ironclads, and helped form the strategic naval blockade. His Diary of Gideon Welles (published 1911) contains valuable insights into the Civil War

Hyphenation

Gid·e·on

Turkish pronunciation

gîdiın

Pronunciation

/ˈgədēən/ /ˈɡɪdiːən/

Etymology

() Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן "he who cuts down, destroyer".