Gideon

[ gid-ee-uh n ]

/ ˈgɪd i ən /

Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.

a member of the Gideons International.

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”

Example sentences from the Web for gideon

My wife and I named our son Gideon after Tony had sounded Gideon's Trumpet.

The Essential Anthony Lewis |Anthony Lester, Josh Dzieza |March 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Gideon wrote to the Supreme Court, arguing that his inability to obtain counsel effectively denied him a fair shake at trial.

Fifty Years Later, Right to Lawyer Remains ‘Unfunded Mandate’ |Chris Opfer |March 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Many jurisdictions have treated Gideon as an unfunded mandate.

Fifty Years Later, Right to Lawyer Remains ‘Unfunded Mandate’ |Chris Opfer |March 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The audience asked Levori and Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy some of the questions that had also been bugging me during film.

“Ameer Got His Gun”: Not Challenging Any Narratives |Briggette Sayegh |November 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The front page of today's Haaretz featured an article by Gideon Levy about a dramatic survey of Israeli Jewish public opinion.

That Poll's Apartheid Problem |Noam Shelef |October 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He was killed by his enemies, and that was the end of the dynasty of Gideon.

Hebrew Life and Times |Harold B. Hunting
The thought of Gideon's stick, the feel of his heavy hand upon his shoulder, were with him as of yore.

Lewis Rand |Mary Johnston
It would certainly prove a bad day for Gideon Hayle should he ever have the ill luck to fall into their hands.

My Strangest Case |Guy Boothby
Life ain't confined to a ditch any more than it is to what Gideon calls a lily-pond.

One Man in His Time |Ellen Glasgow
But Col. Gideon Ward's well known figure was not among the passengers on the tote-road.

The Rainy Day Railroad War |Holman Day

Gideon

/ (ˈɡɪdɪən) /

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