Lexical Definition

‎מִדְיָנִי‎ Midyânîy (mid-yaw-nee') Midianite ^N:N--LG
patronymical or patrial from ‎מִדְיָן‎

Midianite. Compare ‎מְדָנִי‎.

• § Midianite = see Midian "strife"
• a Midjanite or descendant (native) of Midjan

1) a member of the tribe of Midian
2) an inhabitant of the land of Midian

Extended Information

group of: מִדְיָן

• Someone from Midian
• Group of mid.yan (‎מ‎ִ‎ד‎ְ‎י‎ָ‎ן‎ "Midian" מִדְיָן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִדְיָנִי‎ adjective, of a people Midianite — Num 10:29 (J); feminine ‎מִדְיָנִית‎ Num 25:6; Num 25:14; Num 25:15 (P); plural ‎מִדְיָנִים‎ Gen 37:28 (JE) Num 25:17; Num 31:2 (P), ‎מְדָנִים‎ Gen 37:36 (E).

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