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מַדְמֵנָה

𐤌𐤃𐤌𐤍𐤄

madmênâh

H4087 noun

SILEX Entry

Root דמן to be foul with dung, to be defiled, to cover with refuse

Definition

A place name designating a specific locality, likely referencing either a literal 'dunghill' or an area associated with refuse or manure. Also used as a toponym for a town mentioned in prophetic oracles. The semantic range includes both a literal heap of manure and a named settlement.

Semantic Range

dunghill, manure heap, place associated with dung or refuse, name of a locality or settlement

Root / Etymology

From the root דמן (dalet-mem-nun), meaning 'manure, dung, refuse.' The noun מַדְמֵנָה (madmênâh) appears to be a feminine form derived from or related to דֹּמֶן (dômen, 'dung'). The formation connects the location to refuse or waste, but its precise onomastic formation as a place name is otherwise unattested outside the biblical material.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, מַדְמֵנָה (madmênâh) appears as a toponym in prophetic passages (e.g., Isaiah 25:10; Jeremiah 51:40) likely referring to a real or symbolic settlement near the territory of Judah or within the southern region. The name carries connotations of impurity or abjection owing to its root meaning, and this may be significant in the prophetic context of judgment or destruction. Some modern translations render it descriptively as 'the dunghill,' but in context, it is best understood as a proper name. The association of settlements with refuse or dung suggests a marginal or despised status, possibly reflecting either actual usage of the site or rhetorical intent in the text. The word's root links it to דמן ('dung'), but as a place name, it stands against other, more positive toponyms. There is no evidence that 'Jew' was used in antiquity for inhabitants of this locale; it is exclusively a geographic name with negative connotations in biblical usage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine from the same as דֹּמֶן; a dunghill; dunghill.

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Root Family

דמן (d-m-n) — dung, manure, refuse, defilement

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1828 דֹּמֶן like rotted manure
H1829 דִּמְנָה Manure-Mound
H4086 מַדְמֵן Manure-Place
H4088 מַדְמֵנָה Dung-Heap Place
H4089 מַדְמַנָּה Dung-Heap Settlement

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4087-01 מַדְמֵנָֽה mademenah HNcfsa pit Dung-Heap Town 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4087-01 Isaiah 25:10 מַדְמֵנָֽה mademenah HNcfsa pit Dung-Heap Town
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