H189: אֱוִי
ʼĔvîy · pronounced ev-ee' · “Evi”
Definition
Evi, a Midianitish chief
KJV translates it as: Evi.
Word origin: probably from H183 (אָוָה); desirous;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.31.8
§ Evi = "my desire"
one of five chiefs of Midian
§ Evi = "my desire"
one of five chiefs of Midian
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H189 is translated
- evi ×2
Bible verses with H189 (ʼĔvîy)
ʼĕvîy appears in 2 verses.
- Numbers 31:8
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
- Joshua 13:21
And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.