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Gideon
Biblical Persons & Places
Gideon
Judge living before Israel's Monarchy
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11;
referred to as Gideon (גִּדְעוֹן), or Jerubbaal (יְרֻבַּ֫עַל), or Jerubbesheth (יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת), or Gideon (Γεδεών);
a son of Joash;
father of Jether, Abimelech and Jotham.
Strong's Definition
Gidon, an Israelite
Derivation: from H1438 (גָּדַע); feller (i.e. warrior);
KJV Usage: Gideon.
TWOT Reference: 316a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Gideon = "hewer"
1) youngest son of Joash of the Abiezrites, fifth judge of Israel who led the Israelites against the Midianites
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11;
son of: Joash (H3101);
father of: Jether (H3500), Abimelech (H0040H) and Jotham (H3147); also called Jerubbaal at Jdg.6.32; 7.1; 8.29,35; 9.1,2,5,16,19,24,28,57; 1xJerubbesheth at 2Sa.11.21;
§ Gideon = "hewer"
youngest son of Joash of the Abiezrites, fifth judge of Israel who led the Israelites against the Midianites
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גִּדְעוֹן
gid‛ôn
BDB Definition:
Gideon = hewer
1) youngest son of Joash of the Abiezrites, fifth judge of Israel who led the Israelites against the Midianites
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1438
Same Word by TWOT Number: 316a
Total KJV Occurrences: 39