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Gidom

גִּדְעֹםStrong’s H1440

gidom (gid-om)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Gidom is the Hebrew word usually translated “gidom”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“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.”
Judges 20:45 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Gidom = "a cutting down"
How it's translated
  • gidom 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Judges 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    גִּדְעֹם gidom · Gidom

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

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.