(Heb. Yerubbe'sheth,
éְøֻáֶּùָׁú
, countender with the shame, i.e. idol; compare ISHBOSHETH; Sept.
É᾿åñïâÜáë
), a surname (probably to avoid mentioning the name of a false god, Exo_23:13) of GIDEON SEE GIDEON (q.v.), the Israelitish judge, acquired on account of his contest with the idolatry of Baal (2Sa_11:21). SEE JERUBBAAL.