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Medan — the meaning of the Hebrew name מְדָן

מְדָן

Mᵉdân · pronounced med-awn' · Strong's H4091 · a man

Medan means Medan, a son of Abraham.

Built from

מְדָן mᵉdân (the same as, H4090) — a form of H4066 open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H4090; Medan, a son of Abraham.

First appearance

Gen 25:2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Medan

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 25:21Chr 1:32

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