mid.ya.ni identifies people and women by their Midianite affiliation in narrative, family, and conflict scenes.

The term consistently marks persons by Midianite affiliation: traders in Genesis 37:28, Hobab in Numbers 10:29, women in Numbers 25:6 and Numbers 25:14, and a plural group addressed in Numbers 25:17 and Numbers 31:2.

1. Identification by Midianite affiliation · dominant

   The masculine gentilic forms identify traders in Genesis 37:28, Hobab in Numbers 10:29, and the plural group commanded to be harassed and struck in Numbers 25:17; in Numbers 31:2 the APB renders the clause as vengeance against “the Midianites.” The feminine adjective identifies a woman brought before Moses in Numbers 25:6 and the slain woman connected with Zimri in Numbers 25:14.

   Genesis 37:28Numbers 10:29Numbers 25:6Numbers 25:14Numbers 25:17Numbers 31:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB usually presents the affiliation with “Midianite,” “Midianites,” or “Midianite woman.” Those English expressions reflect the verse-level translation rather than a word-by-word alignment.