Definition

Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants

Etymology

the same as H4079 (מִדְיָן);

Word family

• מִדְיָן midyân

How the KJV renders it

• Midian
• Midianite

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.