What does מָדוֹן · φιλόνεικος mean in the Bible?
מָדוֹן · φιλόνεικος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "contentious, argumentative, inclined to dispute".
Hebrew · H4066, G5380
מִדְיָנִים
A contest or quarrel · dispute-loving
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מָדוֹן H4066 a contest or quarrel
Pronunciation madan
Strife that escalates through contentious dispute; often describes relational breakdown and discord within community or covenant relationships
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φιλόνεικος G5380 dispute-loving
Pronunciation philóneikos
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What does מִדְיָנִים (midyanim) mean in the Bible?
מָדוֹן · φιλόνεικος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "contentious, argumentative, inclined to dispute".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4066, G5380?
H4066, G5380 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. contentious, argumentative, inclined to dispute
Strong's H4066, G5380
Lexical occurrences 17 verses Source Gloss
contentious, argumentative, inclined to dispute
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִדְיָנִים is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain