מִדְיָן

mid.yanProper Noun (Masculine)H4080

Midian

From: the same as H4079 (מִדְיָן);

Short Definition

Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989); half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327); brother of: Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); father of: Ephah (H5891), Epher (H6081), Hanoch (H2585I), Abida (H0028) and Eldaah (H0420) § Midian or Midianite = "strife" 1) son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians 2) the tribe descended from Midian 3) the territory of the tribe descended from Midian; located principally in the desert north of the Arabian peninsula; land to which Moses went when he fled from Pharaoh

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

53 times

Appears 53 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Judges

Numbers

Exodus

1 Chronicles

Genesis

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:32
Genesis 25:4
Judges 6:11
Judges 7:13
Judges 8:22

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