词汇 | Midianite |
释义 | Definition of Midianite in English:Midianite(also Madianite) noun ˈmɪdɪənʌɪt
adjective ˈmɪdɪənʌɪt
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (early version). From post-classical Latin Madianites (Vulgate) from Hellenistic Greek Μαδιανίτης (Septuagint) from Μαδιάμ (from Hebrew Miḏyān Midian, name of a tribe in the Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures and also a son of Abraham by his second wife, Keturah (Genesis 25:2), from whom they were descended) + -ιτης, after Hebrew miḏyānī. In later use remodelled after the name Midian. Definition of Midianite in US English:Midianite(also Madianite) nounˈmɪdɪənʌɪt
adjectiveˈmɪdɪənʌɪt
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (early version). From post-classical Latin Madianites (Vulgate) from Hellenistic Greek Μαδιανίτης (Septuagint) from Μαδιάμ (from Hebrew Miḏyān Midian, name of a tribe in the Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures and also a son of Abraham by his second wife, Keturah (Genesis 25:2), from whom they were descended) + -ιτης, after Hebrew miḏyānī. In later use remodelled after the name Midian. |
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