מָדוֹן
ma.donstrifeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine16 occurrences4 books16 verses
Definition
from H1777; a contest or quarrel
Traditional renderings: brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare H4079, H4090.
Traditional renderings: brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare H4079, H4090.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָדוֹן:
- διακρίνωdiakrinō“to judge/doubt”20%
- δικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē“righteousness”20%
- κακόςkakos“evil/harm: evil”20%
- κρίνωkrinō“to judge”20%
- ἀντιλογίαantilogia“dispute”20%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
16 total
- Psalm 80:6מָ֭דוֹן · contendYou make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.
- Proverbs 15:18מָד֑וֹן · strifeA hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
- Proverbs 16:28מָד֑וֹן · dissensionA perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Proverbs 17:14מָד֑וֹן · a quarrelTo start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 18:19וּמְדוֹנִים · and disputesAn offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
- Proverbs 21:19מְדוֹנִים · than with a contentiousBetter to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
- Proverbs 22:10מָד֑וֹן · and conflictDrive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
- Proverbs 23:29מְדוֹנִים · has contentionsWho has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
- Proverbs 25:24מְדוֹנִים · with a quarrelsomeBetter to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 26:20מָדֽוֹן׃ · a conflictWithout wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- Proverbs 26:21מְדוֹנִים · so is a quarrelsomeLike charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
- Proverbs 27:15מְדוֹנִים · and a contentiousA constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
- Proverbs 28:25מָד֑וֹן · strifeA greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
- Proverbs 29:22מָד֑וֹן · dissensionAn angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
- Jeremiah 15:10מָד֖וֹן · and conflictWoe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
- Habakkuk 1:3וּמָד֖וֹן · and conflictWhy do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.