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Strong's H1440 גִּדְעֹם (gidom)

Gid`om - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1440 — hebdomekonta (“seventy”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1440
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H1440 Quick Answer

Strong's H1440 גִּדעוֹם (Gid`om) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Gid`om (ghid-ohm') n/l. 1. a cutting (i.e. desolation) 2. Gidom, a place in Israel It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include gidom. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Gid`om (ghid-ohm') n/l. 1. a cutting (i.e. desolation) 2. Gidom, a place in Israel
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
gidom

Meaning and Definition

Gid`om (ghid-ohm') n/l. 1. a cutting (i.e. desolation) 2. Gidom, a place in Israel [from H1438] KJV: Gidom. Root(s): H1438

Original Word
גִּדעוֹם
Transliteration
Gid`om
Derivation
Root: גדע First root strongs: 1438
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1440. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Gidom

Usage: § Gidom = "a cutting down" the place where the Israelites ceased pursuing Benjamin, apparently situated between Gibeah and the cliffs of Rimmon

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How Strong's H1440 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Gid`om, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Gidom Judges 20:45

How Strong's H1440 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1440 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1440 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Judges 20:45 KJV

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H1440.

Judges 20:45 Old Testament, KJV
And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1440, grouped by book.

Judges 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1440 FAQ

What does gidom (גִּדְעֹם) mean?

Gidom (Strong's H1440) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Gidom". Gid`om (ghid-ohm') n/l. 1. a cutting (i.e. desolation) 2. Gidom, a place in Israel

How many times is gidom (גִּדְעֹם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H1440 across 1 book.

Where can I study gidom (גִּדְעֹם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1440 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate gidom (גִּדְעֹם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gidom. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.