Medan מְדָן
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| מְדָן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | medan |
| Strong's number | H4091 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Medan |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Medan (Hebrew מְדָן, Strong's H4091) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Medan”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2;
son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989);
half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327);
brother of: Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); also called Mede frequently
§ Medan = "contention"
a son of Abraham by Keturah
son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989);
half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327);
brother of: Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); also called Mede frequently
§ Medan = "contention"
a son of Abraham by Keturah
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | medan (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | medan (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Medan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 25:2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:32Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
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).