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מָדוֹן

𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍

Madon

H4068 noun

SILEX Entry

Root מדן to contend, to quarrel, to strive

Definition

Madon, the name of an ancient Canaanite city or polity mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, specifically as one of the northern city-kingdoms allied against the Israelites during the conquest of the land. Not used for personal names or common nouns; refers exclusively to a geographic location.

Semantic Range

city-name (Madon), no independent lexical meaning beyond geographic referent in biblical texts

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root מָדוֹן (madon, 'strife, contention, dispute'), the city name may denote a place originally known for conflict or quarrel, but in biblical usage, it functions solely as a proper noun. The form is identical to the noun for 'strife,' but its use as a toponym is distinctive.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Madon appears in the narratives of Joshua (Joshua 11:1; 12:19) as one of the cities in northern Canaan allied against the Israelites and subsequently listed among the conquered territories. The city is attested only in these passages and does not appear in later Israelite or Persian-period texts. The toponym has not been securely identified archaeologically, and its precise location remains uncertain. While the form matches the common noun for 'strife,' in context it is exclusively a place name and should not be translated as 'strife' in biblical narratives. Later English and Greek traditions transliterate or transliterate without substitution ('Madon'). There is no evidence linking the city name to the later Judean or Israelite identities or territories, and it should not be conflated with these terms.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as מָדוֹן; Madon, a place in Palestine; Madon.

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Root Family

מדן (m-d-n) — to contend, to quarrel, to strive

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4079 מִדְיָן Midianites
H4080 מִדְיָן in Midyan
H4084 מִדְיָנִי the Midyanite
H4090 מְדָן Medans
H4091 מְדָן Medan

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H4068-01 מָד֔וֹן madon HNp Madon Madon Madon 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H4068-01 Joshua 11:1 מָד֔וֹן madon HNp of Madon Madon Madon
H4068-01 Joshua 12:19 מָדוֹן֙ madon HNp Madon Madon Madon
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