Giddel
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Giddel (‘very great’). 1. The eponym of a family of Nethinim ( Ezra 2:47 = Nehemiah 7:49 ); called in 1Es 5:30 Cathua . 2. The eponym of a family of ‘Solomon’s servants’ ( Ezra 2:56 = Nehemiah 7:58 ); called in 1Es 5:33 Isdael .
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
1. Ancestor ofsome Nethinim who returned from exile. Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:49 .
2. One of Solomon's servants, whose descendants returned from exile. Ezra 2:56; Nehemiah 7:58 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Heb. Giddel' גַּדֵּל , perhaps Giant; Sept. Γεδδἠλ , Γαδδήλ , Σαδήλ ), the name of two men whose descendants or relatives (Bene-Giddel) returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel; perhaps Gibeonites (q.v.).
1. One of the Nethinim ( Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:49). B.C. ante 536.
2. One of "Solomon's servants," i.e., perhaps of the Canaanitish tribes enslaved by Solomon ( Ezra 2:56; Nehemiah 7:58; compare 1 Kings 9:21). B.C. ante 536. (See Solomon).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
gid´el ( גּדּל , giddēl , "very great," "stout"):
(1) The name of the head of a family of Nethinim ( Ezra 2:47 = Nehemiah 7:49 = 1 Esdras 5:30 (here as Cathua)).
(2) The name of the head of a family of Solomon's servants ( Ezra 2:56 = Nehemiah 7:58 = 1 Esdras 5:33 (here Isdael)).
