GIDEON

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Canada, US/ˈɡɪd.i.ən/

proper noun

A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.

OriginHebrew גִּדְעוֹן →
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Meanings

GIDEON1

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network, a medical decision support tool.

Gideon2

proper noun
  1. biblicalA 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.
nounGideon (plural Gideons)

plural Gideons

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

Origin

  1. Hebrewגִּדְעוֹן“Gideon”
  2. EnglishGideon

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Γεδεών
  • Γεδεών (Gedeṓn)biblical character
Arabic جَدْعَوْن
  • جَدْعَوْن (jadʕawn)biblical character
Chinese Mandarin 基甸, 吉迪恩
  • 基甸 (Jīdiàn)biblical character
  • 吉迪恩 (Jídí'ēn)male given name
Dutch Gideon
  • Gideonbiblical character
Esperanto Gideon
  • Gideonbiblical character
Finnish Gideon
  • Gideonbiblical character
French Gédéon, Gédéon
  • Gédéonbiblical character
  • Gédéonmale given name
Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן, גִּדְעוֹן
  • גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón)biblical character
  • גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón)male given name
Hindi गिदोन, गिडियन
  • गिदोन (gidon)biblical character
  • गिडियन (giḍiyan)male given name
Hungarian Gedeon
  • Gedeonbiblical character
Italian Gedeone, Gedeone
  • Gedeonebiblical character
  • Gedeonemale given name
Portuguese Gideão
  • Gideãobiblical character
Romanian Ghedeon
  • Ghedeonbiblical character
Russian Гедео́н
  • Гедео́н (Gedeón)biblical character
Spanish Gedeón
  • Gedeónbiblical character
Ukrainian Ґедео́н
  • Ґедео́н (Gedeón)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with GIDEON

meridianeuclideanobsidianviridianquotidianascidianLydianophidianenchiridionaphidianEridiannullifidianVidian
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Anagrams

Godeni
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GIDEON. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GIDEON

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Chicago

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