Lexicon
מְדָנִי
me.da.ni
H4092
N:N--LG Hebrew

Midianite

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me.da.ni identifies the plural group who sold him in Egypt in Genesis 37:36.

The attested form identifies a plural group acting as the sellers of him in Egypt in Genesis 37:36.

Senses in use

  1. Plural group acting as sellers · dominant

    In Genesis 37:36, the masculine plural gentilic form names the group that sold him in Egypt; the APB renders the clause, "And the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 37:36, the APB presents the group as "the Midianites" within the clause describing the sale in Egypt. The verse is read as a whole.

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