מִדְיָנִ֥ים
𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌
mideyanim
strife
from דִּין; a contest or quarrel; brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare מִדְיָן, מְדָן.
H4066
Proverbs 6:14 · Word #8
Lexicon H4066
| Lemma | מָדוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | mâdôwn |
| Strong's | H4066 |
| In-context | strife |
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 |
H4080-01 |
bemideyan | in Midyan (Strife-land) |
H1835-02 |
dan | Judge (masculine singular proper name) |
H1779-01 |
din | a judicial-case |
H1783-01 |
dinah | Justice‑Maiden |
H1839-01 |
hadani | the Judge-tribesman |
H4082-01 |
hamedinah | the jurisdictional district |
H4082-02 |
hamedinot | the jurisdictions |
H4084-01 |
hamideyanim | the Midianite men (descendants of Strife) |
H1777-01 |
ladin | to render judgment |
H4066-01 |
madon | a contention |
H4066-02 |
mdvnym | contentions |
H4082-03 |
medinah | a jurisdiction |
H4083-01 |
medinat | jurisdiction of |
H4083-02 |
medinata | the jurisdiction-province |
H4082-04 |
medinot | governed-districts of |
H1835-03 |
midan | from Dan (Judge) |
H4080-02 |
mideyan | Midyan (Strife) |
H1779-02 |
midin | from judgment |
H4082-05 |
umedinah | and a judge-ruled district |
H4080-03 |
umideyan | and Midyan (Strife) |
H1841-04 |
vedaniyel | and God‑is‑my‑Judge |
H1780-01 |
vedina | and the judgment |
H1777-02 |
yadin | he will render judgment |
Word Usage (17 occurrences of H4066)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 15:10 | מָד֖וֹן | madon | of-contention |
| Habakkuk 1:3 | וּ/מָד֖וֹן | umadon | and contention |
| Psalms 80:7 | מָ֭דוֹן | madon | strife |