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Genesis 37:36
“And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מְדָנִיMᵉdânîy · med-aw-nee'
H4092 · Hebrew
H4092 · Hebrew
- Definition
- {a Midjanite or descendant (native) of Midjan}
- Derivation
- a variation of H4084 (מִדְיָנִי)
- KJV renderings
- Midianite.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הַ֨ — particle (definite article)
- מְּדָנִ֔ים — gentilic noun, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מְדָנִי here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.