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Mehunim — the meaning of the Hebrew name מְעוּנִי

מְעוּנִי

Mᵉʻûwnîy · pronounced meh-oo-nee' · Strong's H4586 · a man · also spelled Meunim

Mehunim means a Meunite, or inhabitant of Maon (only in plural).

Built from

מָעוֹן Mâʻôwn (probably patrial from, H4584) — a residence open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or מְעִינִי; probably patrial from H4584; a Meunite, or inhabitant of Maon (only in plural).

First appearance

1Chr 4:41 And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks. (KJV)

Every verse that names Mehunim

4 occurrences in 4 verses — 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

1Chr 4:412Chr 26:7Ezra 2:50Neh 7:52

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