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Midianite

מִדְיָנִיStrong’s H4084

midyani (mid-ya-ni)

Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Midyani is the Hebrew word usually translated “midianite” and “midianites”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.

“Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.”
Genesis 37:28 KJV
Meaning
  1. An inhabitant of the land of Midian
How it's translated
  • the midianite 4
  • the midianites 2
  • midianite 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Numbers 6
  • Genesis 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

מִדְיָנִי midyani · Midianite

Someone from Midian Group of mid.yan (מִדְיָן "Midian" H4080H) § Midianite, of Midian "strife" a member of the tribe of Midian 2) an inhabitant of the land of Midian

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.