Hebrew - English Dictionary
H4080 - Midian
Strong's No.: | H4080 |
Hebrew: | מִדְיָן |
Transliteration: | Midyân |
Phonetic: | mid-yawn' |
Word Origin: | The same as H4079 |
Bible Usage: | {Midian} Midianite. |
Strongs Definition: | {Midjan} a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants |
Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | Midian or Midianite = "strife" n pr m 1. son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians 2. the tribe descended from Midian n pr loc 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 |
Bible References:
Midian |
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Translation Occurrences: |
Midian ( 38 )
Midianites ( 20 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.