The meaning of “מָדוֹן”
Understanding mâdôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare מִדְיָן, מְדָן. - a contest or quarrel 1) strife, contention 1a) st...
מָדוֹן
brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare מִדְיָן, מְדָן. - a contest or quarrel 1) strife, contention 1a) strife, contention 1b) object of contention
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Psalms 80:6 | “Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.” Word: מָדוֹן (mâdôwn) | |
| Proverbs 22:10 | “Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.” Word: מָדוֹן (mâdôwn) | |
| Jeremiah 15:10 | “Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.” Word: מָדוֹן (mâdôwn) | |
| Habakkuk 1:3 | “Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.” Word: מָדוֹן (mâdôwn) |
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