Gibeon

[ gib-ee-uhn ]

noun

1. a town in ancient Palestine, northwest of Jerusalem.

Gibeon

/ ˈɡɪbɪən /

noun

1. an ancient town of Palestine: the excavated site thought to be its remains lies about 9 kilometres (6 miles) northwest of Jerusalem

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gibeon¹

Ultimately from Hebrew Gibhĕʿōn, of uncertain meaning

Example Sentences

There is a Gibeon iron meteorite that fell to earth in Namibia.

From BBC

Kevin Sivula and his colleagues at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne studied pieces of the Namibian Gibeon meteorite, which was identified in the nineteenth century.

From Nature

Gibeon, a 11-1 shot, just held off the fast finish of 4-1 favourite Keble by a neck.

From BBC

Three-time Champion jockey Richard Hughes won his first race of the festival, on Gibeon in the Land Rover Stakes.

From BBC

Gibeon told police he attacked Stepien with a whiskey bottle and stomped on her head early April 17, and later wrapped her body in a deflated water bed.

From Washington Times