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Lexicon :: Strong's H4079 - miḏyān

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מִדְיָן
Transliteration
miḏyān
Pronunciation
mid-yawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A variation for מָדוֹן (H4066)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 426c

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: מדין.

Strong’s Definitions

מִדְיָן midyân, mid-yawn'; a variation for H4066:—brawling, contention(-ous).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H4079 in the following manner: contention (7x), brawling (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H4079 in the following manner: contention (7x), brawling (2x).

  1. strife, contention

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִדְיָן midyân, mid-yawn'; a variation for H4066:—brawling, contention(-ous).
STRONGS H4079: Abbreviations
plural מִדְיָנִים Proverbs 18:18, מִדְ֯וָנִים Proverbs 18:19 7 times  ... construct מִדְיְנֵי Proverbs 19:13.
1. strife, contention, almost wholly Proverbs: — Proverbs 18:19; Proverbs 23:29  ... note especially אִישׁ מִדְוָ֯נִים Proverbs 26:21 = a contentious, quarrelsome man; oftener אֵשֶׁת מ׳ = a contentious woman Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 25:24; Proverbs 27:15, compare וָכָ֑עַם אשׁת מ׳ Proverbs 21:19.

This is a portion of the full BDB entry H4066.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Proverbs

18:18; 18:19; 18:19; 19:13; 21:9; 21:19; 23:29; 25:24; 26:21; 27:15

H4079

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4079 matches the Hebrew מִדְיָן (miḏyān),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:18 - Flipping a coin[fn] can end arguments;
it settles disputes between powerful opponents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:19 - An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:13 - A foolish child[fn] is a calamity to a father;
a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:9 - It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:19 - It’s better to live alone in the desert
than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 - Who has anguish? Who has sorrow?
Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:24 - It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 - A quarrelsome person starts fights
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:15 - A quarrelsome wife is as annoying
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
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