Strong H189אֱוִי
Evi
- Transliteration
- 'ĕvîy
- Pronunciation
- ev-ee'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Probably from H183; desirous;
{Evi} a Midianitish chief: - Evi.
{Evi} a Midianitish chief: - Evi.
Meaning of the name
Evi = "my desire"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.31.8
In the biblical story
Evi
Midianite king killed in battle against Israel.
Evi was one of the Midianite kings killed by the Israelites during the time of Moses.
In the Bible
Strong H189 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- evi2
First verses
- Numbers 31:8And 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 13:21And 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.