H4080 - מִדְיָן (Midyân)

H4080 מִדְיָן (Midyân) mid-yawn'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Midian

Biblical Persons & Places

Midian Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2; only referred to as Midian (מִדְיָן); son of Abraham and Keturah; half-brother of: Ishmael and Isaac; a brother of Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Ishbak and Shuah; father of Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah.

Midian Midian

A location in Edom first mentioned at Gen.36.35; referred to as Midian or Midianite (מִדְיָן), or Midianite woman (מִדְיָנִי), or Midianite (מְדָנִי), or Midian (Μαδιάν).

Strong's Definition

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

Derivation: the same as H4079 (מִדְיָן);

KJV Usage: Midian, Midianite.

Outline of Biblical Usage

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

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G3099

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2; 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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִדְיָן midyân BDB Definition: Midian or Midianite = strife 1) son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians (noun proper masculine) 2) the tribe descended from Midian (noun proper masculine) 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 (noun proper locative) Part of Speech: see above in Definition Total KJV Occurrences: 59

Bible Occurrences (55)

25:2 25:4 36:35

2:15 2:16 3:1 4:19 18:1

22:4 22:7 25:15 25:18 31:3 31:7 31:8 31:9

13:21

6:1 6:2 6:3 6:6 6:7 6:11 6:13 6:14 6:16 6:33 7:1 7:2 7:7 7:8 7:12 7:13 7:14 7:15 7:23 7:24 7:25 8:1 8:3 8:5 8:12 8:22 8:26 8:28 9:17

11:18

1:32 1:33 1:46

83:9

9:4 10:26 60:6

3:7

Genesis 25:2

and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Genesis 25:4

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Genesis 36:35

When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

Exodus 2:15

When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.

Exodus 2:16

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.

Exodus 3:1

Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Exodus 4:19

Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.

Exodus 18:1

Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.