Lexicon / H4091
מְדָן
me.dan
  • Medan

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: Medan

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2;

son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989);

half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327);

brother of: Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); also called Mede frequently

§ Medan = "contention"

a son of Abraham by Keturah

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: Medan

מְדָן n.pr.m . son of Abraham and Keturah