גָּדַעgâdaʻ

Meanings

Same root

• גִּדְעוֹןGidʻôwn · H1439Gidon, an Israelite
• גִּדְעֹםGidʻôm · H1440Gidom, a place in Palestine
• גִּדְעֹנִיGidʻônîy · H1441Gidoni, an Israelite

Where it appears

Appears 22 times in the Bible.

• Deuteronomy 7:5 This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.
• Deuteronomy 12:3 Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods!
• Judges 21:6 The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “Today one of the tribes of Israel has been cut off.
• 1 Samuel 2:31 The time is coming when I will put an end to your family, so it will no longer serve as my priests. All the members of your family will die before their time. None will reach old age.
• 2 Chronicles 14:3 He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
• 2 Chronicles 31:1 When the festival ended, the Israelites who attended went to all the towns of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, and they smashed all the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and removed the pagan shrines and altars. After this, the Israelites returned to their own towns and homes.