Jerubbaal
ye.rub.ba.al is the proper name used for Gideon, especially in accounts of his household and descendants.
The attested use is a proper name for Gideon. It appears in the naming statement after an altar is torn down, identifies Jerubbaal with Gideon, and marks his household, sons, and descendants in the Abimelech narrative.
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Proper name for Gideon and his household · dominant
Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In Judges 6:32, the name occurs in the statement made after an altar is torn down; in Judges 7:1 the APB explicitly identifies Jerubbaal with Gideon. In Judges 9:2 and Judges 9:24, the name identifies the father of the seventy sons, while Judges 9:57 calls Jotham his son.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the proper name as “Jerubbaal” throughout the supplied verses and explicitly identifies it with Gideon in Judges 7:1. Its surrounding wording is treated only as the verse context for the name.