מְדָןmᵉdân
strife, contention
Pronunciation: med-awn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4090
Meanings
1. strife, contention (Proverbs 18:19; Proverbs 23:29; Proverbs 26:20)
2. object of contention (Psalms 80:7; Jeremiah 15:10; 2 Samuel 21:20)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Proverbs 6:19 a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family.
- Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).