Exodus 3:1:8Exod.3.1.W8PAT
מִדְיָ֑ן
midyan
“of Midian”
- Transliteration
- mid-YAN
- Extended
- mid-YAAN
- IPA
- /midˈjaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Midian
- French
- de Madian
- Spanish
- de Madián
- Portuguese
- de Midiã
- German
- von Midian
- Russian
- Мадиама
- Arabic-Simplified
- مِدْيَانَ
- Hindi
- मिद्यान का
- Chinese-Simplified
- 米甸
- Korean
- 미디안의
- Indonesian
- di Midian
- Bengali
- মিদিয়ানের
- Tagalog
- ng Midian
- Swahili
- wa Midiani
- Amharic
- የምድያም
- Yoruba
- ti Midiani
- Igbo
- nke Midian
- Twi
- Midian
- Ewe
- si 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mid-YAN
- phraseyour reading level
ko-HEN mid-YAN
- clause
u-mo-SHE ha-YA ro-EH et-TSON yit-RO khot-NO ko-HEN mid-YAN
- sentence
u-mo-SHE ha-YA ro-EH et-TSON yit-RO khot-NO ko-HEN mid-YAN va-yin-HAG et-ha-TSON a-KHAR ham-mid-BAR va-ya-VO el-HAR ha-e-lo-HIM kho-re-VA
In context — Exodus 3:1
And Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law priest of Midian and he led the flock behind the wilderness and he came to the mountain of God Horeb
About this coordinate
Exodus 3:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 3:1, so the Hebrew word מִדְיָ֑ן (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 Exod.3.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.3.1.W8.S1) and character.