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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 > ʿdn, “luxury” (JH).

Variants

Gidanah

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐘𐐆𐐔𐐄𐐤𐐂 (ɡɪdoʊnɑː)

Notes

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 [[Hugh W. Nibley|Nibley]] suggests deriving it from the [[EGYPT|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] name for [[SIDON|S<small>IDON</small>]], ''dydwn3.''<ref>[[Hugh W. Nibley|Nibley]], ''LID'' 26, 29; and ''ABM'' 71.</ref>
-Also possible is the root ''ǵdn'' > ''‘dn'', “luxury” ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]).
+Also possible is the root ''ǵdn'' > ''ʿdn'', “luxury” ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]).
 See [[GID|G<small>ID</small>]], [[GIDGIDDONAH|G<small>IDGIDDONAH</small>]], [[GIDDIANHI|G<small>IDDIANHI</small>]], [[GIDGIDDONI|G<small>IDGIDDONI</small>]], [[SIDON|S<small>IDON</small>]], [[ZORAM|Z<small>ORAM</small>]].