Strong's Lexicon

H4079

H4079 — מִדיָן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmidyannoun mascOccurrences: 9TWOT: 426c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4079
Word:מִדיָן
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:a variation for H4066
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:9
Transliteration:midyan
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mid-yawn'
Meaning:1. brawling, contention(-ous)
KJV Renderings:Not listed

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1922

I. מָדוֺן noun masculine Prov 22:10 strife, contentionPs 80:7 + 9 t.; plural מִדְיָנִים Prov 18:18, מִדְ֯וָנִים Prov 18:19 + 7 t.; contracted into מְדָנִים Prov 6:19; Prov 10:12, מִדְ֯נִים Prov 6:14 construct מִדְיְנֵי Prov 19:13.

1. strife, contention, almost wholly Proverbs: — Prov 18:19; Prov 23:29; Prov 26:20 also Prov 17:14 (|| רִיב), Prov 22:10 (|| דִּין וְקָלוֺן); יִשָּׂא ׳ מ Hab 1:3 contention ariseth (|| ריב); ׳ שׁלּח מ let loose strife Prov 6:14; Prov 16:28 ׳ יְגָרֶה מ he stirreth up strife Prov 15:18 ; Prov 28:25; Prov 29:22 note especially אִישׁ מִדְוָ֯נִים Prov 26:21 = a contentious, quarrelsome man; oftener ׳ אֵשֶׁת מ = a contentious woman Prov 21:9; Prov 25:24 ; Prov 27:15, compare וָכָ֑עַם ׳ אשׁת מ Prov 21:19 .
2. object of contention Ps 80:7, compare אִישׁ מָדוֺן Jer 15:10 (|| אִישׁ רִיב). — On מָדוֺן 2Sam 21:20 Qr , see I. מִדָּה below מדד.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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