What does מִדְיָן mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4079
מִדְיָן
Brawling, contention(-ous).
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מִדְיָן H4079
What does מִדְיָן mean in the Bible?
מִדְיָן is a Hebrew word meaning "brawling, contention(-ous).".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4079?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a quarrelsome (1), quarrels (1), with a quarrelsome (1).
Where does מִדְיָן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 18:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and a quarrelsome 1× Proverbs 19:13
quarrels 1× Proverbs 18:18
with a quarrelsome 1× Proverbs 21:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 18:18
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Proverbs 3
Source forms
מִדְיְנֵ֥י 1x miḏ·yə·nê Proverbs 19:13
מִ֭דְיָנִים 1x miḏ·yā·nîm Proverbs 18:18
מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים 1x miḏ·yā·nîm Proverbs 21:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 2x Proverbs 18:18, Proverbs 21:9
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Proverbs 19:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. brawling, contention(-ous).
Source Gloss
brawling, contention(-ous).
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: strife Usage: brawling, contention(-ous).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִדְיָן is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain