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Gideon

American

[gid-ee-uhn] / ˈgɪd i ən /

noun

Also called Jerubbaal. (in the Bible) a judge of ancient Israel and conqueror of the Midianites.
a member of the Gideons International, a society founded in 1899 to place Bibles in hotel rooms.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”

Gideon British

/ ˈɡɪdɪən /

noun

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

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A small group of demonstrators waving Palestinian flags awaited Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar when he visited Fiji earlier this year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Only one unfortunate choice mars the whole—the original reproductions of artwork that appear in the original Russian editions are replaced by lovely but abstract images by Gideon Bosker designed to evoke the text.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Gideon asked the state’s high court to intervene on his behalf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

Earlier this year Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar made an official visit to Somaliland's capital, Hargeisa.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

And in a funny way, having Gideon in his life, and knowing what had happened to the country, made Sergio less angry at his father, less angry at the world.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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