מִדְיָן

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

the same as H4079 (מִדְיָן);

KJV Usage

Midian, Midianite.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr m) son of abraham by keturah and progenitor of the tribe of midianites or arabians
• 2.the tribe descended from midian
• 3.(n pr loc) 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Midyân; Pronunciation: mid-yawn'