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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)

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Etymology

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).

Variants

Gidanah, Giddonah

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Notes

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 |'''[[:Category:Lehite PN|Lehite PN]]'''
 |1.
-|'''GIDANAH''', Nephite son of [[ISHMAEL|I<small>SHMAEL</small>]], and father of [[AMULEK|A<small>MULEK</small>]], who lived ca. 82 BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/10/2#2 Alma 10:2] has P ms G<small>IDANAH</small>, and '''GIDDONAH''' 1830-1981).<ref>R. Skousen agrees that G<small>IDANAH</small> is correct here – Skousen, ATV, 3:1774.</ref>
+|'''GIDANAH''', Nephite son of [[ISHMAEL|I<small>SHMAEL</small>]], and father of [[AMULEK|A<small>MULEK</small>]], who lived ca. 82 BC ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/10.2?lang=eng#1 Alma 10:2] has P ms G<small>IDANAH</small>, and '''GIDDONAH''' 1830-1981).<ref>R. Skousen agrees that G<small>IDANAH</small> is correct here – Skousen, ATV, 3:1774.</ref>
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 |2.
-|G<small>IDDONAH</small>, High priest, ca. 75 BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/30/23#23 Alma 30:23])
+|G<small>IDDONAH</small>, High priest, ca. 75 BC ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/30.23?lang=eng#22 Alma 30:23])
 |}