Lexicon
אֱוִי
e.vi
H0189
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Evi

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Hebrew
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e.vi is a personal name listed among Midianite rulers in accounts of their defeat.

The attested form functions as a proper personal name in lists of Midianite rulers: one account names Evi among those killed, while another includes him among the princes associated with Sihon's kingdom.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name among Midianite rulers · dominant

    In Numbers 31:8, the proper noun appears in the list of Midianite kings killed, where the APB renders “Evi” among Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. In Joshua 13:21, it again occurs in that named group, which the APB describes as princes of Midian and vassals of Sihon.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Evi” in both verses, within lists of Midianite leaders; The surrounding titles describe the group rather than isolating the term's contribution.

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