Numbers 22:7:5Num.22.7.W5TAB
מִדְיָ֔ן
midyan
“Midian”
- Transliteration
- mid-YAN
- Extended
- mid-YAHN
- IPA
- /midˈjan/
Meaning by language
- English
- Midian
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mid-YAN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-zik-NEI mid-YAN
- clause
va-yeil-KHU zik-NEI mo-AV ve-zik-NEI mid-YAN u-ke-sa-MIM be-ya-DAM
- sentence
va-yeil-KHU zik-NEI mo-AV ve-zik-NEI mid-YAN u-ke-sa-MIM be-ya-DAM va-ya-VO-u el-bil-AM va-ye-dab-RU ei-LAV div-REI va-LAK
Exegesis
This is followed by the coordinated construct chain ziknei Mo'av ve-ziknei Midyan {זִקְנֵי מוֹאָב וְזִקְנֵי מִדְיָן | ziḳ-nê mō-ʾāḇ və-ziḳ-nê mid-yān} ‘elders of Moab and elders of Midian’, emphasizing the joint delegation.
In context — Numbers 22:7
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went with divination fees in their hand. Then they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 22:7, so the Hebrew word מִדְיָ֔ן (midyan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.22.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.7.W5.S1) and character.