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Gideon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").

Meanings

1. A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible.

Forms

Relateds

bible society

Gideon en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").

Meanings

1. A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.
   • And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 7:7:
2. A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans.
   • “He accused us of slandering him, presumably by implying he was a hipster, and of using the pic without his permission,” Gideon Lichfield, the Review’s editor-in-chief, explained Tuesday on Twitter. 2019 March 8, Elyse Wanshel, “He Was Mad His Photo Was Used To Show All Hipsters Look Alike, But It Wasn't Him”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2019:
3. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon.
5. A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States.

Translations (27)

nv Gídiyan (biblical character) · swb Jideoni (biblical character) · cmn 基甸 (biblical character) · uk Ґедео́н (male given name) · he גִּדְעוֹן (male given name) · nrf Gudgion (male given name) · fi Gideon (biblical character) · it Gedeone (biblical character) · eo Gideon (biblical character) · ar جَدْعَوْن (biblical character) · he גִּדְעוֹן (biblical character) · nrf Gudgion (biblical character) · pt Gideão (biblical character) · xag 𐔲𐔴𐔳𐔴𐕒𐕎 (biblical character) · grc Γεδεών (biblical character) · cmn 吉迪恩 (male given name) · nl Gideon (biblical character) · ro Ghedeon (biblical character) · nrf Gédéon (male given name) · fr Gédéon (male given name) · fr Gédéon (biblical character) · ru Гедео́н (biblical character) · it Gedeone (male given name) · hu Gedeon (biblical character) · es Gedeón (biblical character) · hi गिदोन (biblical character) · hi गिडियन (male given name)

wikidata: Q176125