בְּ/מִדְיָ֖ן
𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍
Mideyan
in Midian
Midyan; (1) a proper noun denoting a son of Abraham by Keturah and the ancestor of the Midianite people, (2) a collective term for the descendants (clan or tribe) of Midyan, (3) the land or territory inhabited by those descendants, with a focus on its location in northwestern Arabia, east of the Gulf of Aqaba and south of the region later known as Edom and Moab. The term is used both for individuals (the ancestral figure) and for a people group and territory.
Numbers 25:15 · Word #12
Lexicon H4080
| Lemma | מִדְיָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Mideyan |
| Strong's | H4080 |
| Definition | Midyan; (1) a proper noun denoting a son of Abraham by Keturah and the ancestor of the Midianite people, (2) a collective term for the descendants (clan or tribe) of Midyan, (3) the land or territory inhabited by those descendants, with a focus on its location in northwestern Arabia, east of the Gulf of Aqaba and south of the region later known as Edom and Moab. The term is used both for individuals (the ancestral figure) and for a people group and territory. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in Midian |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4080-01
in Midyan
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in") + proper masculine singular noun (personal/ethnic/geographic name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The prefixed preposition ב is rendered "in," attached to the proper name Midyan. As a proper noun derived from מדן, it is transliterated rather than translated, preserving its identity as a personal, ethnic, or territorial name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Mideyan
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Midyan |
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