מָדוֹן madon
Hebrew word for “strife” · Strong’s H4066 · used 10 times in 10 verses
Meaning
1) strife, contention; 1a) strife, contention; 1b) object of contention
How it is translated
Glosses given for madon in context, with how often each is used:
- strife 7
- contention 3
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 80 (1), Proverbs 15 (1), Proverbs 16 (1), Proverbs 17 (1), Proverbs 22 (1), Proverbs 26 (1), Proverbs 28 (1), Proverbs 29 (1), Jeremiah 15 (1), Habakkuk 1 (1)
Forms
- מדון 9
- ומדון 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with madon more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- רִיב riv “strife” 4
- גָּרָה garah “to stir up” 3
- רָגַן ragan “to grumble” 2
- חֵמָה chemah “rage” 2
- אַף aph “face” 2
Key verses
The verses using madon that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 80:6 — Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
- Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
- Proverbs 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- Proverbs 17:14 — The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
- Proverbs 22:10 — Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
- Proverbs 26:20 — Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
- Proverbs 28:25 — He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 29:22 — An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- Jeremiah 15:10 — Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me…
- Habakkuk 1:3 — Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.