Gideon

[ gid-ee-uhn ]

noun
  1. Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.

  2. a member of the Gideons International.

  1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”

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Gideon

/ (ˈɡɪdɪən) /


noun
  1. Old Testament a Hebrew judge who led the Israelites to victory over their Midianite oppressors (Judges 6:11–8:35)

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