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Gideoni

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(destroyer). A Benjamite (Num. 1:11¹¹Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. (Numbers 1:11)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Father of Abidan, one of the chiefs of Benjamin (Num. 1:11¹¹Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. (Numbers 1:11); Num. 2:22²²Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. (Numbers 2:22); Num. 7:60,65⁶⁰On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered: (Numbers 7:60)
⁶⁵And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. (Numbers 7:65); Num. 10:24²⁴And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. (Numbers 10:24)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1441 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Gid`oniy

Phonic:

ghid-o-nee’

Meaning:

from 1438; warlike (compare 1439); Gidoni, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Gideoni

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my cutter down

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Great stock of a tree; a cutting-down; warlike:―father of Abidan, Num. 1:11. {Caudex eximius}