וּ/לְ/גִדְע֗וֹן
𐤅/𐤋/𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍
Gideon
And to Gideon
Gidʻon: A personal name meaning 'hewer, feller,' signifying one who cuts down (typically wood or enemies in battle); used as the proper name of an Israelite leader from the tribe of Manasseh, notably recognized as a major 'judge' or deliverer in the narratives of Judges 6–8. The name may carry connotations of destructive strength or victorious action, given its active verbal root.
Judges 8:30 · Word #1
Lexicon H1439
| Lemma | גִּדְעוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Gideon |
| Strong's | H1439 |
| Definition | Gidʻon: A personal name meaning 'hewer, feller,' signifying one who cuts down (typically wood or enemies in battle); used as the proper name of an Israelite leader from the tribe of Manasseh, notably recognized as a major 'judge' or deliverer in the narratives of Judges 6–8. The name may carry connotations of destructive strength or victorious action, given its active verbal root. |
Morphology HC/R/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | And to Gideon |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1439-03
and to Hewer
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ + preposition לְ + masculine singular proper name noun (גִּדְעוֹן). |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name גִּדְעוֹן derives from the root גדע, meaning "to cut down" or "hew," and likely originally signified "hewer" or "feller." The prefixed וּ (and) and לְ (to/for) are preserved, yielding "and to Hewer" in keeping with the root meaning and morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and to Gideon
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Hewer |
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