"Gideon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɪdiən Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior"). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|גִּדְעוֹן||Gideon|tr=gid'ón}} Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gideon
  1. A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.
    Sense id: en-Gideon-en-name-8yHedjaW
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): 吉迪恩 (Jídí'ēn) (Chinese Mandarin), Gédéon (French), גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón) (Hebrew), Gedeone (Italian), Gudgion [masculine] (Norman), Gédéon [masculine] (Norman), Ґедео́н (Gedeón) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Gideon-en-name-HfWiGrt4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 22 20 12 24 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 15 21 23 21 12 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 88 5 3 3
  3. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Gideon-en-name-qgmzlfHR Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 22 20 12 24 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 15 21 23 21 12
  4. A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon. Categories (topical): Individuals Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gideon-en-name-Va9Q7ds3 Disambiguation of Individuals: 8 19 11 28 20 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 22 20 12 24 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 15 21 23 21 12
  5. A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in Oklahoma, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gideon-en-name-YBrcMQpu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 22 20 12 24 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 15 21 23 21 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (biblical character): 𐔲𐔴𐔳𐔴𐕒𐕎 (gedeon) (Aghwan), Γεδεών (Gedeṓn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 基甸 (Jīdiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Gideon (Dutch), Gideon (Esperanto), Gideon (Finnish), Gédéon (French), גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón) (Hebrew), Gedeon (Hungarian), Gedeone (Italian), Jideoni (Maore Comorian), Gudgion [masculine] (Norman), Ghedeon (Romanian), Гедео́н (Gedeón) [masculine] (Russian), Gedeón (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 39 38 10 7 7

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ [US] Forms: Gideons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdiən Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior"). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|גִּדְעוֹן||Gideon|tr=gid'ón}} Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gideon (plural Gideons)
  1. (Christianity) A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible. Categories (topical): Christianity, Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-Gideon-en-noun-9TW2tAul Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 5 19 8 16 15 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 22 20 12 24 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 15 21 23 21 12 Topics: Christianity

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        "English male given names from Hebrew"
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        "A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans."
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        "An English surname originating as a patronymic."
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    },
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      "categories": [
        "en:Cities in Missouri, USA",
        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:Places in Missouri, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "United States",
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        "en:Census-designated places in the United States",
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      ],
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        "A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɪd.i.ən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪdiən"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "xag",
      "lang": "Aghwan",
      "roman": "gedeon",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "𐔲𐔴𐔳𐔴𐕒𐕎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Jīdiàn",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "基甸"
    },
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Gideon"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Gideon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Gideon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Gédéon"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Gedeṓn",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Γεδεών"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gid'ón",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "גִּדְעוֹן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Gedeon"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Gedeone"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Jideoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gudgion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Ghedeon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gedeón",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Гедео́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Gedeón"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Jídí'ēn",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "吉迪恩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gédéon"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gid'ón",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "גִּדְעוֹן"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gedeone"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gudgion"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gédéon"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Gedeón",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ґедео́н"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gideon"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
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    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Hebrew",
    "English terms derived from Hebrew",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪdiən",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪdiən/3 syllables",
    "en:Biblical characters",
    "en:Individuals",
    "fi:Biblical characters",
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      "name": "bor"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) (\"feller\", \"hewer\", \"mighty warrior\").",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Gideons",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Christianity"
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      "glosses": [
        "A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible."
      ],
      "links": [
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        "(Christianity) A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible."
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɪd.i.ən/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪdiən"
    }
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}

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