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 .