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Lehite PN	1.	GIDANAH, Nephite son of ISHMAEL, and father of AMULEK, who lived ca. 82 BC (Alma 10:2 has P ms GIDANAH, and GIDDONAH 1830-1981).^[1]
	2.	GIDDONAH, High priest, ca. 75 BC (Alma 30:23)

See the discussion of GID. The last part of the name, -ONAH, remains unexplained. See also the discussion under GIDDIANHI.

GIDGIDDONI and GIDGIDDONAH may somehow be derived from or related to biblical Gidgad/Gudgodah (Judges 20:45, Deuteronomy 10:7), and perhaps to Hor-hagidgad “Hollow of Gidgad” (Numbers 33:32-33), which may be the same location as Arabic Wadi Ghadhaghedh.^[2]

Nibley suggests deriving it from the EGYPTIAN name for SIDON, dydwn3.^[3]

Also possible is the root ǵdn > ‘dn, “luxury” (JH).

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 “Hollow of Gidgad” ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/num/33/32-33#32 Numbers 33:32-33]), which may be the same location as Arabic Wadi Ghadhaghedh.<ref> J. R. Zorn in Freedman, ed., Anchor Bible Dictionary, III: 287.</ref>
-Nibley suggests deriving it from the EGYPTIAN name for [[SIDON]], dydwn3.<ref>Nibley, LID 26, 28; and ABM 71.</ref>
+Nibley suggests deriving it from the [[EGYPTIAN(S)|EGYPTIAN]] name for [[SIDON]], dydwn3.<ref>[[Nibley]], LID 26, 28; and ABM 71.</ref>
-Also possible is the root ǵdn > ‘dn, “luxury” (JH).
+Also possible is the root ǵdn > ‘dn, “luxury” ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]).
 See [[GID]], [[GIDGIDDONAH]], [[GIDDIANHI]], [[GIDGIDDONI]], [[SIDON]], [[ZORAM]].