Lexical Definition

‎צַלְמֻנָּע‎ Tsalmunnâʻ (tsal-moon-naw') Zalmunna ^N:N-M-P
from ‎צֵל‎ and ‎מָנַע‎; shade has been denied

Zalmunna.

• § Zalmunna = "deprived of protection"
• Tsalmunna, a Midianite

1) a Midianite king slain by Gideon

Extended Information

• A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.8.5

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צַלְמֻנָּע‎₁₂ proper name, masculine a king of Midian, + ‎זֶבַח‎, Judg 8:5 + 10 t. Judg 8; Ps 83:12*, Σελμανα Σαλμ.

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Male • Midianite king defeated by Gideon

Man living before Israel's Monarchy

Zalmunna was a Midianite king who was defeated and killed by Gideon during the time of the judges.

• A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.8.5;
• only referred to as Zalmunna צַלְמֻנָּע.

Zalmunna was one of the two Midianite kings, along with Zebah, who oppressed Israel during the time of the judges. The Midianites, in alliance with the Amalekites and other eastern peoples, regularly raided Israel and destroyed their crops. God raised up Gideon to deliver Israel from the Midianites. After a decisive battle, Gideon pursued the fleeing Midianite army and captured Zalmunna and Zebah. Gideon questioned them about the men they had killed at Tabor, and upon learning that they were his brothers, he executed Zalmunna and Zebah. The defeat of these Midianite kings brought about a period of peace for Israel. The psalmist later refers to Zalmunna and Zebah as examples of God's enemies who were defeated and destroyed.

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