GIDEON

Lehite PN and GN

1.

A NEPHITE PN and GN that occurs 29 times in the Book of Mormon (e.g., Mosiah 19:4, 6, 7, 8, 18, 22 (x2), 23, 24; 20:17; 22:3, 5, 9; Alma 1:8, 9 (x3); 2:1, 20 (x2), 26; 6:7 (x3), 8; 7:Preface; 8:1 (x2); 14:16; 17:1; 30:21, 30; 61:5; 62:3, 4, 6; Helaman 13:15)

Etymology

GIDEON appears as the name of a NEPHITE PN and GN land in the books of Mosiah, Alma, and Helaman.; cf. HEBREW gidʾon.

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐘𐐆𐐔𐐀𐐊𐐤 (ɡɪdiːʌn)

Notes

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