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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 4079. מִדְוָנִים (midyan) -- Midian</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4079.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/proverbs/18-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/4079.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 4079</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/4078.htm" title="4078">◄</a> 4079. midyan <a href="../hebrew/4080.htm" title="4080">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">midyan: Midian</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מִדְיָן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>midyan<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>MID-yahn<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mid-yawn')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Midian<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a contest, quarrel<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root דּוּן (din), meaning "to judge" or "to contend."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Midyan" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew culture and history.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Midyan" refers to both a person and a geographical region. In the Bible, Midian is the name of a son of Abraham by his concubine Keturah (Genesis 25:1-2), and it also designates the land and people descended from him. The Midianites were a nomadic tribe that played a significant role in the history of Israel, often depicted as adversaries.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Midianites were a nomadic people who inhabited the region east of the Jordan River and the Sinai Peninsula. They were known for their trade and commerce, often traveling in caravans. The Midianites had interactions with the Israelites, both hostile and friendly. Moses fled to Midian after killing an Egyptian and married Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro, a Midianite priest (Exodus 2:15-21). The Midianites later opposed Israel during their wilderness wanderings, leading to conflict (Numbers 25, 31).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>the same as <a href="/hebrew/4066.htm">madon</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>brawling, contention <p>A variation for <a href="/hebrew/4066.htm">madown</a> -- brawling, contention(-ous). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4066.htm">madown</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים מִ֭דְיָנִים מִדְיְנֵ֥י מדיני מדינים miḏ·yā·nîm miḏ·yə·nê Midyanim miḏyānîm miḏyənê midyeNei<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/proverbs/18-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 18:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מִ֭דְיָנִים </b> יַשְׁבִּ֣ית הַגּוֹרָ֑ל</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The lot <span class="itali">causeth contentions</span> to cease,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">contentions</span> puts the lot<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/19-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 19:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְדֶ֥לֶף טֹ֝רֵ֗ד <b> מִדְיְנֵ֥י </b> אִשָּֽׁה׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of his father: <span class="itali">and the contentions</span> of a wife<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/19-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> dripping constant <span class="itali">and the contentions</span> of a wife<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/21-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 21:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גָּ֑ג מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת <b> מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים </b> וּבֵ֥ית חָֽבֶר׃</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the housetop, <span class="itali">than with a brawling</span> woman<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of a roof woman <span class="itali">brawling</span> A house shared<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4079.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4079.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4079<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/midyanim_4079.htm">miḏ·yā·nîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/midyenei_4079.htm">miḏ·yə·nê — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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