On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 04:06:44PM IST, Rt Shoshana L. Boublil asked on Areivim: : Does anyone know the meaning of the name Gid'on? Wouldn't it mean "lumberjack", from /gd`/, to chop down (eg Yeshaiah 10:33)? Tir'u baTov! -Micha