Midianite

[ mid-ee-uh-nahyt ]

noun

1. a member of an ancient desert people of northwest Arabia near the Gulf of Aqaba, believed to have descended from Midian.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Midianites.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Midianite¹

Midian + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

But Midianite tribes had also pushed northwards and mingled with the descendants of Ishmael.

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The second text represented Joseph as falling into the hands of Midianite merchants, the revision added Ishmaelites.

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There he married the daughter of the Midianite priest Reuel.

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A little more and it will sink under the wave of the Midianite invasion.

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This young upstart Gideon would soon be sorry enough when he butted his head against the experienced Midianite leaders.

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