מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים
𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌
mideyanim
quarrelsome
a variation for מָדוֹן; {a contest or quarrel}; brawling, contention(-ous).
H4079
Proverbs 25:24 · Word #8
Lexicon H4079
| Lemma | מִדְיָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | midyân |
| Strong's | H4079 |
| In-context | quarrelsome |
Morphology HNcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H4079-01
contentions
| Root | דין (d-y-n) |
| Core Meanings | judgment, legal dispute, contention, pleading a case |
| Semantic Range | quarrels, disputes, legal cases, strife, brawling, acts of contention between individuals or groups |
| Conceptual Significance | The term reflects situations of broken harmony and contested claims within the covenant community, highlighting the social and moral disruption caused by unresolved disputes and contentious behavior. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine plural absolute noun (HNcmpa). The -ִים ending marks masculine plural; the form denotes multiple instances of dispute or strife. |
| Rendering Rationale | מִדְיָנִים is a masculine plural absolute noun derived from the root דין, which carries the idea of judging or contending a case. Rendering it as "contentions" preserves both the plural form and the root sense of active dispute or legal strife rather than merely describing a quarrelsome disposition. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דין (judgment, legal dispute, contention, pleading a case)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1835-01 |
bedan | Dan ("Judge") |
H1841-01 |
bedaniyel | in God-is-my-Judge |
H1783-01 |
bedinah | in Dinah (“Justice”) |
H4080-01 |
bemideyan | in Midyan (Strife-land) |
H4083-01 |
bimedinat | in the jurisdiction of |
H4082-01 |
bimedinot | in provinces-of |
H1835-02 |
dan | Judge (masculine singular proper name) |
H1779-01 |
din | a judicial-case |
H1783-02 |
dinah | Justice‑Maiden |
H1839-01 |
hadani | the Judge-tribesman |
H4082-02 |
hamedinah | the jurisdictional district |
H4082-03 |
hamedinot | the jurisdictions |
H4084-01 |
hamideyanim | the Midianite men (descendants of Strife) |
H1777-01 |
ladin | to render judgment |
H1835-03 |
ledan | for Dan (the Judge) |
H1781-01 |
ledayan | for a justice-decider |
H4066-01 |
madon | a contention |
H4066-02 |
mdvnym | contentions |
H4082-04 |
medinah | a jurisdiction |
H4083-02 |
medinat | jurisdiction of |
H4083-03 |
medinata | the jurisdiction-province |
H4083-04 |
medinetah | her jurisdictional-district |
H4082-05 |
medinot | governed-districts of |
H1835-04 |
midan | from Dan (Judge) |
H4080-02 |
mideyan | Midyan (Strife) |
H1779-02 |
midin | from judgment |
|
tedineni | you will judge me |
H1841-04 |
uledaniyel | and to Daniy-El ("El is my Judge") |
H4082-06 |
umedinah | and a judge-ruled district |
H4080-03 |
umideyan | and Midyan (Strife) |
H4079-02 |
umideyanim | and contentions |
H1779-03 |
vadin | and judgment |
H1835-05 |
vedan | and Dan (Judge) |
H1841-05 |
vedaniyel | and God‑is‑my‑Judge |
H1777-02 |
vedin | and judge! |
H1780-01 |
vedina | and the judgment |
H1777-03 |
yadin | he will render judgment |
Word Usage (9 occurrences of H4079)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs 18:18 | מִ֭דְיָנִים | mideyanim | strifes |
| Proverbs 18:19 | וּ֝/מִדְיָנִ֗ים | umideyanim | and-disputes |
| Proverbs 19:13 | מִדְיְנֵ֥י | mideyeney | contentions |