GIDDONAH/GIDANAH

Lehite PN	1.	GIDANAH, Nephite son of ISHMAEL, and father of AMULEK, who lived ca. 82 BC (Alma 10:2 Pms has GIDANAH, but 1830-2013 has GIDDONAH).
	2.	GIDDONAH, High priest, ca. 75 BC (Alma 30:23)

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.

Nibley suggests deriving it from the EGYPTIAN name for SIDON, dydwn3.

Also possible is the root ǵdn > עדן ʿdn, “luxury” (JH).

See GID, GIDGIDDONAH, GIDDIANHI, GIDGIDDONI, SIDON, ZORAM.

See also Giddonah / Gidanah Variant and Giddonah Variant

Variants

Gidanah

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐘𐐆𐐔𐐄𐐤𐐂 (ɡɪdoʊnɑː)

Notes

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