# H4079 מִדְיָן

מִדְיָן (midyân), Strong’s H4079: {a contest or quarrel} KJV: brawling, contention(-ous).. Occurs 3 times.

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*midyân* — {a contest or quarrel}

KJV: brawling, contention(-ous).

Occurs 3 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- מָדוֹן n.m. strife, contention
- 1 strife, contention
- 2 object of contention

## Where it occurs
- [Proverbs 18:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/18?v=18) — The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
- [Proverbs 19:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/19?v=13) — A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
- [Proverbs 21:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/21?v=9) — It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.