gid.on identifies the man addressed by the LORD, who leads Israel’s conflict with Midian and is later asked to rule.

The term consistently identifies the same man across the Judges narrative: he prepares an offering and receives instructions, gathers and leads men against Midian, pursues its rulers, and later responds when Israel asks him to rule. The supplied forms are all tagged as proper nouns, and the verses use the name in narration, direct address, possession, and identification with his household.

1. The named man in the Judges narrative · dominant

   In Judges 6:11 the proper noun identifies the son of Joash while he beats wheat in a winepress; in Judges 7:24 it identifies the sender of messengers calling Ephraim to meet Midian. The same name marks the man addressed about rule in Judges 8:22, where the APB renders the request, "Rule over us," and his reply in Judges 8:23 refuses that role.

   Judges 6:11Judges 6:34Judges 7:24Judges 8:21Judges 8:22Judges 8:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly presents the proper name as "Gideon" in narration and direct speech, including statements such as "Gideon said" and references to "the sword of Gideon." These renderings show the verse-level identification rather than a separate lexical nuance.