Quick Definition
Meunite
Biblical Persons & Places
Meunim
People from Mehun(?)
People from Mehun(?), first mentioned at Ezr.2.50;
only referred to as Meunim (מְעוּנִים).
Meunites
People from Meunit(?)
People from Meunit(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.41;
referred to as Meunites or Meunite (KJV= Mehunite) (מְעוּנִים), or Meunite (KJV= "beside") (עַמּוֹנִי).
Strong's Definition
a Meunite, or inhabitant of Maon (only in plural)
Derivation: or מְעִינִי; probably patrial from H4584 (מָעוֹן);
KJV Usage: Mehunim(-s), Meunim.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Mehunim or Meunim = "habitations"
1) a people who lived south of Canaan
2) a group of returning exiles, perhaps descendants of 1
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
People descended from Meunit(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.41
Also named: am.mo.ni (עַמּוֹנִי "Meunite" H5984)
§ Mehunim or Meunim = "habitations"
1) a people who lived south of Canaan
2) a group of returning exiles, perhaps descendants of 1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מְעִינִי / מְעוּנִי
me‛ûný̂y / me‛ý̂yný̂y
BDB Definition:
Mehunim or Meunim = habitations
1) a people who lived south of Canaan
2) a group of returning exiles, perhaps descendants of 1
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably patrial from H4584
Total KJV Occurrences: 3