בְּ/מִדְיָֽן — Numbers 31:3 Hebrew Word Study

בְּ/מִדְיָֽן

𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍

bemideyan

on Midian

the same as מִדְיָן; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants; Midian, Midianite.

Numbers 31:3 · Word #16

Lexicon `H4080`

Lemma	מִדְיָן
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍
Transliteration	Midyân
Strong's	H4080
In-context	on Midian

Morphology `HR/Np` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`p` — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 `H4080-01`

in Midyan (Strife-land)

Root	דין (d-y-n)
Core Meanings	judgment, contention, strife, dispute
Semantic Range	Midian as a personal name (a son of Abraham), the tribal descendants (Midianites), or the geographical region inhabited by them.
Conceptual Significance	Midyan represents both kinship and tension within the Abrahamic family line. It is the place of Moses’ exile and divine encounter (Exodus 2–3), embodying themes of refuge, testing, and divine commissioning emerging from a land whose name evokes contention.
Morphological Notes	Preposition בְ ("in") prefixed to a proper noun, masculine singular (Np). Refers to the territory associated with Midyan or his descendants.
Rendering Rationale	The name מִדְיָן (Midyan) is likely derived from the root דין, conveying the idea of strife or contention. The prefixed בְ is a preposition meaning "in," and the form is a proper masculine singular place name. "In Midyan (Strife-land)" preserves both the geographic sense and the probable root meaning embedded in the name.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root דין (judgment, contention, strife, dispute)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4082-01`	bamedinah	in the governed-district
`H4082-02`	bamedinot	in the jurisdictions
`H1835-01`	bedan	Dan ("Judge")
`H1841-01`	bedaniyel	in God-is-my-Judge
`H1783-01`	bedinah	in Dinah (“Justice”)
`H4083-01`	bimedinat	in the jurisdiction of
`H4082-03`	bimedinot	in provinces-of
`H1777-01`	dan	Dan (Judge)
`H1835-02`	dan	Judge (masculine singular proper name)
`H4265-01`	dan	Dan (Judge)
`H1777-02`	danani	he has judged me
`H1777-03`	danu	they judged
`H1778-01`	dayenin	judging-men
`H1779-01`	din	a judicial-case
`H1780-01`	din	legal-judgment
`H1780-02`	dina	the judicial-decision
`H1783-02`	dinah	Justice‑Maiden
`H1780-03`	dinah	Justice‑maiden
`H1784-01`	dinaye	the Din-ites
`H1779-02`	dinekhe	your judgment
`H1777-04`	dinu	Judge!
`H1778-02`	dnyn	those judging
`H1839-01`	hadani	the Judge-tribesman
`H4082-04`	hamedinah	the jurisdictional district
`H4082-05`	hamedinot	the jurisdictions
`H4084-01`	hamideyani	the Midyanite man
`H4084-02`	hamideyanim	the Midianite men (descendants of Strife)
`H4080-02`	kemideyan	like Midyan (Strife)
`H1777-05`	ladin	to render judgment
`H4082-06`	lamedinot	to the jurisdictions
`H1835-03`	ledan	for Dan (the Judge)
`H1781-01`	ledayan	for a justice-decider
`H1779-03`	ledin	for a judgment
`H1835-04`	lemidan	from Dan (Judge)
`H4066-01`	madon	a contention
`H4066-02`	mdvnym	contentions
`H4091-01`	medan	Contention (masculine personal name)
`H4082-07`	medinah	a jurisdiction
`H4083-02`	medinat	jurisdiction of
`H4083-03`	medinata	the jurisdiction-province
`H4083-04`	medineta	the jurisdiction-district
`H4083-05`	medinetah	her jurisdictional-district
`H4082-08`	medinot	governed-districts of
`H1835-05`	midan	from Dan (Judge)
`H4080-03`	mideyan	Midyan (Strife)
`H4079-01`	mideyanim	contentions
`H4084-04`	mideyanim	Midianite men (sons of Strife)
`H4066-03`	mideyanim	contentions
`H4079-02`	mideyeney	contentions of
`H4081-01`	midin	Midin (in prefixed form: from Midin)
`H4055-06`	midin	from judgment
`H1779-04`	midin	from judgment
`H4082-09`	mimedinot	from the jurisdictions
`H4080-04`	mimideyan	from Midyan (Strife-clan)
`H1777-06`	nadon	a judged man
`H1779-05`	shadun	a judicial verdict
`H1779-06`	shdyn	legal judgment
`H1777-07`	tadin	you will render judgment
`H1777-08`	tedineni	you will judge me
`H1835-06`	uledan	And concerning Dan ("Judge")
`H1841-04`	uledaniyel	and to Daniy-El ("El is my Judge")
`H4066-04`	umadon	and a contention
`H4082-10`	umedinah	and a judge-ruled district
`H4083-06`	umedinan	and jurisdictions
`H4080-05`	umideyan	and Midyan (Strife)
`H4079-03`	umideyanim	and contentions
`H1779-07`	vadin	and judgment
`H4082-11`	vamedinah	in the jurisdiction
`H1835-07`	vedan	and Dan (Judge)
`H2051-01`	vedan	and Dan ("Judge")
`H1841-05`	vedaniyel	and God‑is‑my‑Judge
`H1781-02`	vedayan	and judge of
`H1782-01`	vedayanin	and judges
`H1779-08`	vedin	and you judge (masc. sing.) / and a judgment
`H1777-09`	vedin	and judge!
`H1780-04`	vedina	and the judgment
`H1779-09`	vedini	and my judgment-case
`H4092-01`	vehamedanim	and the Midianite men
`H4082-12`	vehamedinot	and the jurisdictions
`H4066-05`	vmdvnym	and contentions
`H1777-10`	yadin	he will render judgment

Word Usage (59 occurrences of H4080)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 25:2	מִדְיָ֑ן	mideyan	Midian
Genesis 25:4	מִדְיָ֗ן	mideyan	Midian
Genesis 36:35	מִדְיָן֙	mideyan	Midian
Exodus 2:15	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	Midian,
Exodus 2:16	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	Midian
Exodus 3:1	מִדְיָ֑ן	mideyan	Midian;
Exodus 4:19	בְּ/מִדְיָ֔ן	bemideyan	in Midian
Exodus 18:1	מִדְיָן֙	mideyan	of Midian
Numbers 22:4	מִדְיָ֗ן	mideyan	Midian
Numbers 22:7	מִדְיָ֔ן	mideyan	Midian
Numbers 25:15	בְּ/מִדְיָ֖ן	bemideyan	in Midian
Numbers 25:18	מִדְיָן֙	mideyan	of Midian
Numbers 31:3	מִדְיָ֔ן	mideyan	Midian
Numbers 31:3	בְּ/מִדְיָֽן	bemideyan	on Midian
Numbers 31:7	מִדְיָ֔ן	mideyan	Midian
Numbers 31:8	מִדְיָ֜ן	mideyan	Midian
Numbers 31:8	מִדְיָ֑ן	mideyan-2	Midian
Numbers 31:9	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	Midian
Joshua 13:21	מִדְיָ֗ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 6:1	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 6:2	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 6:2	מִדְיָ֜ן	mideyan-2	Midian
Judges 6:3	מִדְיָ֧ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 6:6	מִדְיָ֑ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 6:7	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 6:11	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 6:13	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 6:14	מִדְיָ֑ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 6:16	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 6:33	מִדְיָ֧ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 7:1	מִדְיָן֙	mideyan	of-Midian
Judges 7:2	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 7:7	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 7:8	מִדְיָ֔ן	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 7:12	וּ/מִדְיָ֨ן	umideyan	and the Midianites
Judges 7:13	מִדְיָ֔ן	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 7:14	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 7:15	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 7:23	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 7:24	מִדְיָן֙	mideyan	Midian
Judges 7:25	מִדְיָ֜ן	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 7:25	מִדְיָ֑ן	mideyan-2	Midian
Judges 8:1	בְּ/מִדְיָ֑ן	bemideyan	with Midian
Judges 8:3	מִדְיָן֙	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 8:5	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 8:12	מִדְיָ֗ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 8:22	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 8:26	מִדְיָ֔ן	mideyan	of Midian
Judges 8:28	מִדְיָ֗ן	mideyan	Midian
Judges 9:17	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	Midian
1 Kings 11:18	מִ/מִּדְיָ֔ן	mimideyan	from Midian
Isaiah 9:3	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	of Midian
Isaiah 10:26	מִדְיָ֖ן	mideyan	Midian
Isaiah 60:6	מִדְיָן֙	mideyan	Midian
Habakkuk 3:7	מִדְיָֽן	mideyan	Midian
Psalms 83:10	כְּ/מִדְיָ֑ן	kemideyan	like Midian
1 Chronicles 1:32	וּ/מִדְיָ֖ן	umideyan	and Midian
1 Chronicles 1:33	מִדְיָ֗ן	mideyan	Midian
1 Chronicles 1:46	מִדְיָן֙	mideyan	Midian

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Lexicon H4080

Morphology HR/Np All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H4080-01

Words from Root דין (judgment, contention, strife, dispute)

Word Usage (59 occurrences of H4080)

Lexicon `H4080`

Morphology `HR/Np` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H4080-01`