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מִדְיָן H4079
H4079 is the Hebrew word מִדְיָן, transliterated midyân and said mid-yawn'. The King James Version most often renders it contentions.
What it means
{a contest or quarrel}.
Where it comes from
a variation for H4066 (מָדוֹן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: brawling, contention(-ous).
Verses using מִדְיָן
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Proverbs 18:18 · KJV
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Proverbs 18:19 · KJV
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 19:13 · KJV
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Proverbs 21:9 · KJV
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:19 · KJV
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Proverbs 23:29 · KJV
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Proverbs 25:24 · KJV
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Proverbs 26:21 · KJV
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Proverbs 27:15 · KJV
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4079 mean?
H4079 is the Hebrew word מִדְיָן (midyân), meaning {a contest or quarrel}.
How is H4079 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it contentions (3 times), than with a brawling (2 times), contentious (2 times), causeth contentions (1 time), than with a contentious (1 time).
How many times does H4079 appear in the Bible?
מִדְיָן (midyân) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4079 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a variation for H4066 (מָדוֹן).
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