What does מִדְיָן mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4079
מִדְיָן
Brawling, contention(-ous).
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מִדְיָןH4079
What does מִדְיָן mean in the Bible?
מִדְיָן is a Hebrew word meaning "brawling, contention(-ous).".
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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 Itand a quarrelsome1×Proverbs 19:13
quarrels1×Proverbs 18:18
with a quarrelsome1×Proverbs 21:9
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Usage map
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First aligned rowProverbs 18:18
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Proverbs3
Source forms
מִדְיְנֵ֥י1xmiḏ·yə·nêProverbs 19:13
מִ֭דְיָנִים1xmiḏ·yā·nîmProverbs 18:18
מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים1xmiḏ·yā·nîmProverbs 21:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural2xProverbs 18:18, Proverbs 21:9
Noun - masculine plural construct1xProverbs 19:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. brawling, contention(-ous).
Source Gloss
brawling, contention(-ous).
Extended definitionSource: 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:
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