מְדָנִי

medani · Medanite

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4092 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

medani (מְדָנִי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Medanite”.

A descendant of Medan, brother of Midian; in the story of Joseph, the merchants who sold him in Egypt, also called Midianites.

How to say it

me·da·ni

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Traders related to Midian, who sold Joseph in Egypt.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Genesis 37:36

    Meanwhile the Medanites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh, the chief of the guard.