TBESH · H4079
מִדְיָן · mid.yan · contention
strife, contention
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mid.yan H4079
מִדְיָן (mid.yan) means “contention” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מִדְיָן Hebrew · H4079 10 tagged occurrences in 10 verses
Pronunciation guide: mid-yawn' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a variation for H4066 (מָדוֹן) {a contest or quarrel}
KJV glosses: brawling, contention(-ous).
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How translators render H4079
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and a quarrelsome | 1 |
| quarrels | 1 |
| with a quarrelsome | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| than with a brawling | 2 |
| a contentious | 1 |
| and a contentious | 1 |
| and the contentions | 1 |
| causeth contentions | 1 |
| contentions | 1 |
| than with a contentious | 1 |
| who hath contentions | 1 |
Verses containing H4079
Page 1 of 1. 10 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Proverbs 6:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
Read word by word - Proverbs 18:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.
Read word by word - Proverbs 18:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
Read word by word - Proverbs 19:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Read word by word - Proverbs 21:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Read word by word - Proverbs 21:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Read word by word - Proverbs 23:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Read word by word - Proverbs 25:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Read word by word - Proverbs 27:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
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