מִנִּי
𐤌𐤍𐤉
Mini
H4508 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper noun designating Minni, a region or people group referenced as an ally of Ararat and Ashkenaz against Babylon. Most likely refers to a territory or population in the area associated with ancient Armenia or northern Mesopotamia. Occurs specifically as a geographic/political entity within a prophetic oracle.
Semantic Range
Minni (name of a region or people in the Armenian or north Mesopotamian area), designation for a northern political entity allied against Babylon
Root / Etymology
The etymology is uncertain, but the form appears to be of foreign (non-Hebrew) origin, likely reflecting an exonym or transliteration of a local designation for a people or region. It is unrelated to any securely attested Hebrew root. The word may reflect an Akkadian or Urartian original.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Minni appears only in Jeremiah 51:27 in the context of prophetic pronouncement against Babylon, alongside Ararat and Ashkenaz, all northern powers called on to rise against Babylon. The name corresponds to regions referenced in Assyrian and Urartian records (e.g., Mannai or Mannea), often situated south and southeast of Lake Urmia in modern northwestern Iran and ancient Armenia. The inclusion of Minni reflects Israelite knowledge of northern political geography during the Neo-Babylonian period. Later translations (e.g., Greek LXX) sometimes render it as 'Madians' or conflate it with regions further west, but its contextual placement indicates a specific political entity. English translations typically transliterate the name and may gloss it imprecisely as 'Minni' or 'Armenia,' but this risks anachronism, as 'Armenia' is a later term. The word has no religious connotation and is not used for ethnic Israelites, Judahites, or Judeans. Its only appearance is in prophetic literature, with no further development in later biblical or post-biblical periods.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
of foreign derivation; Minni, an Armenian province; Minni.
Bantu Hebrew
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מן (m-n) — separation, source, distinction, extraction, apportionment
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4480 | מִן | from me |
| H4481 | מִן | from |
| H4482 | מֵן | from me |
| H4483 | מְנָא | from me |
| H4511 | מִנִּית | Minnith |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4508-01 |
מִנִּ֣י | mini | HNp |
Minni | from me | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4508-01 |
Jeremiah 51:27 | מִנִּ֣י | mini | HNp |
Minni | from me |