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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H4080 - Midianites

Strong's No.:H4080

Hebrew:מִדְיָן

Transliteration:Midyân

Phonetic:mid-yawn'

Word Origin:The same as H4079

Bible Usage:{Midian} Midianite.

Strongs
Definition:

{Midjan} a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

Midian or Midianite = "strife" n pr m

1. son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians

2. the tribe descended from Midian n pr loc

3. the territory of the tribe descended from Midian; located principally in the desert north of the Arabian peninsula; land to which Moses went when he fled from Pharaoh


Bible References:
Midianites

Translation
Occurrences:
Midian ( 38 )
Midianites ( 20 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.