4586. Meunim or Meinim
Strong's Lexicon
Meunim or Meinim: Meunim, Meinim

Original Word: מְעוּנָי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: M`uwniy
Pronunciation: meh-oo-NEEM
Phonetic Spelling: (meh-oo-nee')
Definition: Meunim, Meinim
Meaning: a Meunite

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָנָה (anah), meaning "to answer" or "to afflict."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Meunim" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew term related to a group of people in the Old Testament.

Usage: The term "Meunim" refers to a group of people or a clan mentioned in the Old Testament. It is used to denote a specific group of temple servants or Nethinim who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. The name is associated with those who were dedicated to assisting the Levites in the service of the temple.

Cultural and Historical Background: The Meunim were part of the Nethinim, a group of temple servants assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and operations of the temple. The Nethinim were likely descendants of the Gibeonites, who were assigned to serve the Israelites after deceiving Joshua (Joshua 9). During the Babylonian exile, many of these temple servants were taken captive, and upon the return to Jerusalem, they were among those who helped reestablish temple worship.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a people S.E. of the Dead Sea
NASB Translation
Meunim (2), Meunites (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְעוּנִים proper name, of a people Me`unim, Me`unites (usually connected with מָעוֺן, (see עון), but dubious, compare BuhlEdom. 41 f.); — a people South (SE ?) of Canaan (compare Buhll.c.); — ׳הַמּ2Chronicles 26:7 and 1 Chronicles 4:41 Qr (Kt המעינים, ᵐ5B τοὺς Μιναίους, ᵐ5L τ. Κιναίους; read also מֵהַמְּעוּנִים2Chronicles 20:1 (for ᵑ0 מֵהָעַמּוֺנִים), so ᵐ5B A (ᵐ5L Αμμανιειμ), Ew Be Ke Ot Kau Kit; בְּנֵימְֿעוּנִים (among Nethinim who went back with Zerubbabel) Ezra 2:50 = Nehemiah 7:52 are perhaps descendants of those named above (2 Chronicles 26:7). ᵐ5 οἱ Μιναῖοι, but against ׳מ = Mineans (GlaserSkizze ii. 450 f. and others) see SprengerZMG xliv (1890), 505.

[מָעוּף] see עיף. מָעוֺר see עור.

מעז (√ of following).

מעינים 1 Chronicles 4:41 Kt see מְעוּנִים.



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mehunims, Meunim

Or Msiyniy {meh-ee-nee'}; probably patrial from Ma'own; a Meunite, or inhabitant of Maon (only in plural) -- Mehunim(-s), Meunim.

see HEBREW Ma'own

Forms and Transliterations
הַמְּעוּנִ֨ים המעונים וְהַמְּעוּנִֽים׃ והמעונים׃ מְעוּנִ֖ים מעונים ham·mə·‘ū·nîm hammə‘ūnîm hammeuNim mə‘ūnîm mə·‘ū·nîm meuNim vehammeuNim wə·ham·mə·‘ū·nîm wəhammə‘ūnîm
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 4:41
HEB: [הַמְּעִינִים כ] (הַמְּעוּנִ֨ים ק) אֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: their tents and the Meunites who
INT: and attacked their tents Mehunim who were found

2 Chronicles 26:7
HEB: בְּגוּר־ בָּ֖עַל וְהַמְּעוּנִֽים׃
NAS: in Gur-baal, and the Meunites.
KJV: in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
INT: lived Gur-baal and the Meunites

Ezra 2:50
HEB: [מְעִינִים כ] (מְעוּנִ֖ים ק) בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: the sons of Meunim, the sons
KJV: the children of Mehunim, the children
INT: of Asnah the sons Mehunim the sons Nephisesim

Nehemiah 7:52
HEB: בֵסַ֥י בְּנֵי־ מְעוּנִ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י [נְפוּשְׁסִים
NAS: the sons of Meunim, the sons
KJV: the children of Meunim, the children
INT: of Besai the sons of Meunim the sons Nephisesim

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4586
4 Occurrences


ham·mə·‘ū·nîm — 1 Occ.
mə·‘ū·nîm — 2 Occ.
wə·ham·mə·‘ū·nîm — 1 Occ.















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