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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>  
“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>  


[[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]], [[Hugh W. Nibley, "Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites." John W. Welch, Darrell L. Matthews, and Stephen R. Callister, eds. Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo: Deseret Book/FARMS, 1988.|''LID'']] 24, 26, 29; and [[Hugh Nibley, An Approach to the Book of Mormon. 3rd ed. Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 6. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, FARMS, 1988.|''ABM'']] 71.</ref>  
[[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]], [[Hugh W. Nibley, "Lehi in the Desert; The World of the Jaredites; There Were Jaredites." John W. Welch, Darrell L. Matthews, and Stephen R. Callister, eds. Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. 5. Salt Lake City/Provo: Deseret Book/FARMS, 1988.|''LID'']] 24, 26, 29; and [[Hugh Nibley, An Approach to the Book of Mormon. 3rd ed. Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 6. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, FARMS, 1988.|''ABM'']] 88-89.</ref>  


Also possible is the root ''ǵdn'' > ''ʿdn'', “luxury” ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]).
Also possible is the root ''ǵdn'' > ''ʿdn'', “luxury” ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]).
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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).[1]
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.[2]

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

Also possible is the root ǵdn > 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


  1. R. Skousen agrees that GIDANAH is correct here – Skousen, ATV, 3:1774.
  2. J. R. Zorn in Freedman, ed., Anchor Bible Dictionary, III: 287.
  3. Nibley, LID 24, 26, 29; and ABM 88-89.



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