HebrewH4079Noun (Masculine)
מִדְיָן
mid.yan
“contention”
10Occurrences
H4079Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
{a contest or quarrel}
a variation for H4066 (מָדוֹן)
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
strife, contention
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
מִדְיָן appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Proverbs
10
Key Passages
Proverbs 18:18BSB
Casting the lot ends quarrelsand separates strong opponents.
Proverbs 19:13BSB
A foolish son is his father’s ruin,and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Proverbs 21:19BSB
Better to live in the desertthan with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Proverbs 25:24BSB
Better to live on a corner of the roofthan to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 27:15BSB
A constant dripping on a rainy dayand a contentious woman are alike—
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