Madon מָדוֹן
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| מָדוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | madon |
| Strong's number | H4066 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | strife |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (7) |
Madon (Hebrew מָדוֹן, Strong's H4066) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “strife”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) strife, contention
1a) strife, contention
1b) object of contention
1a) strife, contention
1b) object of contention
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | strife (7), contention (3), discord (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | conflict (4), strife (2), dissension (2), contend (1), quarrel (1), disputes (1), than with a contentious (1), has contentions (1), quarrelsome (1), is a quarrelsome (1), contentious (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Madon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 80:6Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
- Proverbs 16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
- Proverbs 26:20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- Proverbs 28:25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
- Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 15:10Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 1:3Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).