Strong G1066Γεδεών
Gideon
- Transliteration
- Gedeōn
- Pronunciation
- ghed-eh-own'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H1439];
Gedeon (that is Gideon) an Israelite: - Gedeon.
Gedeon (that is Gideon) an Israelite: - Gedeon.
Meaning of the name
Gideon, "one who cuts, hacks"
Detailed definition
Γεδεών, ὁ, indecl. in LXX and NT, in FlJ, Ant., see 6, 3 and 4 -ῶνος (Heb. גִּדְעוֹן),
Gideon (Jdg.6-8): Heb.11:32.†
(AS)
Gideon (Jdg.6-8): Heb.11:32.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Gideon
Judge of Israel; defeated Midianites; tested and reassured by God.
Gideon, also called Jerubbaal or Jerubbesheth, was a judge of Israel who, with God's help, defeated the Midianites and delivered Israel from oppression.
In the Bible
Strong G1066 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gedeon1
First verses
- Hebrews 11:32And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: