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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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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar acknowledged as much in an interview Wednesday with the Times of Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Sunday called the disarmament efforts far from sufficient.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

There are about 3m legally held firearms in South Africa and at least the same number of unlicensed weapons, according to statistics cited by Gideon Joubert from the South African Gunowners' Association,

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Meyer, concerned that the Record was being set up, decided to share this information with Marion County Sheriff Jeff Soyez and police Chief Gideon Cody but withheld Newell’s name.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

“Fireman, huh? You could do that,” Gideon said.

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

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