Gideon
Americannoun
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Also called Jerubbaal. (in the Bible) a judge of ancient Israel and conqueror of the Midianites.
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a member of the Gideons International, a society founded in 1899 to place Bibles in hotel rooms.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”
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Messages sent to email addresses associated with Gideon went unreturned, and several phone numbers listed for him were out of service.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
In an X post on Wednesday, he said Colombia and Israel would share a relationship "like never before" after speaking with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Gideon tried a variation, arguing that Collins had changed from the person she was when first elected.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
The statement issued by Netanyahu and Gideon Saar on Thursday accused the New York Times of "one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Gideon helped Sergio with his homework, not that Sergio needed it.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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