4586. Meunim or Meinim

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

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

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 Buhl^{Edom. 41 f.}); — a people South (SE ?) of Canaan (compare Buhl^l.c.); — ׳הַמּ2Chronicles 26:7 and 1 Chronicles 4:41 Qr (Kt המעינים, ᵐ5^B τοὺς Μιναίους, ᵐ5^L τ. Κιναίους; read also מֵהַמְּעוּנִים2Chronicles 20:1 (for ᵑ0 מֵהָעַמּוֺנִים), so ᵐ5^{B A} (ᵐ5^L 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 (Glaser^{Skizze ii. 450 f.} and others) see Sprenger^{ZMG xliv (1890), 505}.

[מָעוּף] see עיף. מָעוֺר see עור.

מעז (√ of following).

מעינים 1 Chronicles 4:41 Kt see מְעוּנִים.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָנָה (anah), which means "to dwell" or "to inhabit."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew term מְעוּנָי (Meunite), as it is a specific proper noun referring to a people group in the Old Testament context.

Usage: The term "Meunite" is used to refer to a group of people or inhabitants associated with Maon. They are mentioned in the context of various historical and military events in the Old Testament.

Context: The Meunites are a people group mentioned in the Old Testament, primarily in the context of conflicts and interactions with the Israelites. They are believed to have inhabited the region of Maon, which is associated with the wilderness of Judah. The Meunites are mentioned in several passages:

• In 2 Chronicles 26:7, the Meunites are listed among the groups defeated by King Uzziah of Judah: "God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs who lived in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites."

• In 1 Chronicles 4:41, the Meunites are mentioned in the context of the Simeonites' conquest: "These who were recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there and completely destroyed them to this day. So they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks."

The Meunites are often associated with other groups such as the Philistines and Arabs, indicating their geographical and cultural proximity. Their mention in military contexts suggests they were considered a significant group during the periods of the kings of Judah.

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

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.